How Do I Get My Personal Property When There Is A No Contact Order Or Restraining Order?
How does a person obtain his or her personal belongings in Rhode Island (RI) when there is a criminal no contact order / Family Court restraining order or District Court Restraining Order? A person arrested for a criminal domestic violence offense involving his wife or girlfriend, who he resides with, often needs to obtain his […]
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Rhode Island Divorce Law FAQS How Long Until It’s Over? Residency Requirements & No Fault Divorce
1) How long does it take to get a Rhode Island divorce? If all issues concerning divorce, child support, child custody, equitable division of assets, alimony, visitation and other issues are resolved between the parties, the earliest possible date for a nominal divorce in Rhode Island (a nominal divorce is a uncontested divorce in which […]
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Physical Custody Schedules: What Are the Benefits of a 50/50 or 60/40 Plan?
The days of one parent having custody and the other being allowed a few days of “visitation” are disappearing in the divorce courts. Many parents and judges are finding the children adjust better to divorce when they spend frequent time with both parents. This has brought around 50/50 or 60/40 physical custody. What do these […]
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Emotional Abuse – Why Marriage Counseling Makes it Worse
If you live with a resentful, angry, or emotional abusive person, you have most likely have already tried marriage counseling or individual psychotherapy. You may have tried sending your partner to some kind of anger-management group. Let me guess your experience: Your personal psychotherapy did not help your relationship, marriage counseling made it worse, your […]
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Divorce Recovery and the 3 Stages of Transition: The Key to Preventing More Trips to Divorce Court
Any successful program of divorce recovery must eliminate any resistance to change which threatens a successful transition from being married to being single. The 3 Stages of Transition in the Divorce Recovery Process Resistance to change, experienced as emotion-based pain, fear, and uncertainty, can be traced to one’s reluctance to: (1) accept divorce as a […]
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How Can My Marriage Survive the Stress of Everyday Life?
In a world where one trillion is a household world, the stresses of just surviving life can become an overwhelming endeavor. More than ever, couples need to know how to stay connected through the trials coming their way. I work with couples every week who are in complete survival mode. It’s like they are on […]
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Marriage – 21 Questions to Ask Before Saying I Do
Marriage and wedding day bliss, what a wonderful thing. The excitement, the plans, the wedding obligations begin to take on a life of their own, easily redirecting the focus from the marriage onto the wedding day. Since the common goal is for a marriage that lasts considerably longer than the wedding day here is a […]
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What Happens When the Marriage Becomes Too Crowded
A crowded marriage usually means an affair by either spouse which need not be the case in many instances. A marriage does become crowded when there is an external factor intruding upon the privacy of the couple. This factor could be interfering in-laws on either sides or it could be an obsessive preoccupation with work […]
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