You and your fiancé may be considering a prenuptial agreement, or “prenup” as it has come to be known. If you are considering entering into such a contract, you need to engage an attorney as doing so may not be beneficial to you. Of course, if your intent is to protect pre-marital assets, the contract…
Our client was owed a federal income tax dependency exemption in accordance with a negotiated Property Settlement Agreement between the parties. The wife refused to sign the appropriate paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service, form 8332, and we effectively sued the wife to enforce the Property Settlement Agreement. Our client was awarded attorney’s fees and…
Our client was a grandmother seeking to establish grandparent rights. The natural parents were neglectful and at least once had mental health and drug addiction issues. Attorney Heberg was able to establish de facto parent status for our client. After a testimonial hearing our client also received sole custody of her granddaughter and was awarded…
Our client was a stay at home mom who raised the couples three children. Our client did not want the divorce to happen. Husband was a well-known doctor and high income earner. The parties owned several pieces of real estate. Initially custody of the children was contested. Husband had committed numerous bad acts during the…
Our client was an owner of several small businesses, including some that were online in nature. Wife was an executive in a multi-national corporation, with many benefits including stock options. The parties owned significant real estate that needed to be appraised and distributed. The businesses also required independent business evaluations and settlement resolution needed to…
Child support is a court-ordered financial obligation ordered to be paid from one parent to another. When two parents of a child separate, the court will issue a judgment against the non-custodial parent (the parent with the lesser amount of parenting time) to make a monthly payment to the custodial parent (the parent with the…
Would you think that worrying about what happens to a dog or cat during a divorce is silly? Probably not if you are a pet lover. When a couple decides to divorce, the concern over who gets the family pets is common. Pet lovers do not buy an animal, they adopt a family member. Unfortunately,…
Once a divorce is finalized and the Final Judgement is field with the court a litigant can finally relax. However, life is unpredictable and circumstances can, and often do, change over time. In Rhode Island, if an earlier Court order or Judgment no longer suits the parties because there has been a substantial change in…
The emotional repercussions of the breakdown of a marriage make divorce one of the most complicated and difficult of all legal processes. However, complicated court appearances and stressful litigation is not always necessary. For those that are comfortable with settling out of court, collaborative law is an option. What is Collaborative Law and is it…
Unfortunately, a spouse often will rely upon false allegations during child custody and divorce to gain advantage in the proceedings. One spouse points the finger at the other and receives a restraining order from the court. The wife or husband recognizes that doing this will, almost by default, give them custody of the children and…