Child support orders are intended to provide financial stability for children after a divorce or separation. However, circumstances often change over time. A parent may lose a job, receive a substantial raise, experience medical issues, or begin spending significantly more time with the child than originally anticipated. When these situations arise, an existing child support…
The holiday season often brings additional financial strain for families, from gifts and travel to school vacation expenses. For divorced or separated parents in Rhode Island, this time of year can also create confusion about child support responsibilities. Disagreements may arise when one parent assumes holiday expenses should be shared or offset against support payments. Attorney…
Court orders relating to child custody, child support, are based on the circumstances that existed at the time of the original order. But as time passes, life can change in ways that make those orders unfair, unworkable, or outdated. In Rhode Island, the law allows either party to seek a modification of these orders when there has…
In Rhode Island, children are entitled to financial support from both parents, regardless of whether the parents were married at the time of the child’s birth. When unmarried parents separate or were never in a relationship, questions about child support, paternity, and parental responsibilities often arise. Rhode Island law ensures that children receive the financial support they…
How long has it been since you terminated your marriage? Have your circumstances changed since then? While your divorce may last forever, your divorce agreement can change over time. There are many reasons to consider modifying your divorce agreement. Some examples include: a significant change in income that will impact child support or alimony payments…
Divorce cases involving children often require a court decision regarding which parent should have physical and/or legal responsibility for a child. Whether they granted joint or sole custody, physical custody (placement) designates where the child will actually live. The parent who the child resides with most of the time(at least 51%) is considered the placement…
When a divorce is finalized, a divorce decree outlines essential information about the court’s decision. A divorce decree is an enforceable Order of the Court that both parties are legally mandated to follow. Order’s generally include the payment of child support, spousal support, transfer of property, and specific child visitation schedules. Unfortunately, too often, parties…
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Our client sought the right to relocate her two minor children to the State of Utah whereby she intended to marry a gentleman she had met online. Our Petition to Relocate was filed subsequent to the parties divorce. Our client was the primary caregiver to the children. The father was active and regular with his…
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…