by: David Slepkow.
The intersection between family law, criminal law and divorce in RIOverviewA Rhode Island criminal domestic misdemeanor or felony case is often intertwined with complex issues concerning family law, child custody, child support, visitation...
by: Nominate A Lawyer.
The following Q&A's have been provided to help you better understand Family Law.Q. I recently divorced my husband who has left me with the four children and he has suggested that as we have no assets he will give me half of his superannuat...
by: Jim Grapes.
On July 1, 2008 Washington State's new ban on cell phone use went into effect. Anyone who has experienced an accident or near accident with someone who was talking on a cell phone while driving is likely to be pleased. It is also illegal ...
by: Johnette Duff.
A frustrating lack of permanence plagues modern relationships. Approximately one of every two marriages ends in divorce and the average length of a marriage before divorce is only five years. Many couples today chose cohabitation over tra...
by: David M. Siegel.
The award of attorney fees and the amount to be paid by the parties is within the discretion of the trial court and will not be disturbed absent a clear showing of an abuse of discretion. An award of attorney fees in an Illinois divorce ...
by: David M. Siegel.
RevestmentThe court had authority to modify the distribution of proceeds under the doctrine of revestment; under this doctrine, litigants may revest a court which has general jurisdiction over the matter, with both personal and subject m...
by: David M. Siegel.
Where no benefit accrued to the custodial parent by the noncustodial parent's action of reducing the received child support, and it could not be concluded that the payor's actions were the result of apparent or implied authority or that ...
by: David M. Siegel.
Change in CircumstancesThe uncontroverted evidence was such that the child support order should have been reduced or modified to reflect respondent's financial resources which at best could have been described as limited. In order to jus...
by: David M. Siegel.
Factors ConsideredWhen setting an amount for modification of child support, the court may consider the same factors used when formulating an original support order; these factors include the standard of living the child would have enjoye...
by: David M. Siegel.
Increase DeniedTrial court properly denied petitioner's request for increased child support. Modification of support is required where there is a substantial imbalance between the supporting parent's capabilities and the child's needs. W...
by: David M. Siegel.
The trial court is justified in increasing child support if the needs of the child and the earnings of the supporting parent have increased since the judgment granting child support was entered. Where a former spouse's ability to pay chi...
by: Charles M. Goldstein.
The Emotions
Divorce is a scary, lonely and misunderstood process for most people, particularly when there are children involved. The mutual friends enjoyed during the marriage may not be of help because those individuals may ...
by: Charles M. Goldstein.
The EmotionsDivorce is a scary, lonely and misunderstood process for most people, particularly when there are children involved. The mutual friends enjoyed during the marriage may not be of help because those individuals may not want to ...
by: David M. Siegel.
Cost of Living IncreaseEvidence presented to the trial court indicated that the cost of supporting a child had substantially increased and that defendant's income had substantially increased so as to enable him to pay this additional amo...
by: David M. Siegel.
Discretion of CourtModification of child support payments rests within the sound discretion of the trial court.Dissolution JudgmentWhere respondent husband did not object to the terms of the dissolution judgment imposing support obligati...
