RI Family Court – If you play near the fire you may get pushed in!
There is the old adage-People in glass houses should not throw stones. When it comes to Rhode Island Family court, I go one step farther and state “If you play near the fire you may get pushed in!”...
View ArticleFamily Courts should ban words “Visitation” and “Visits” ! Parents should not...
In Rhode Island it is common practice for the RI Family Court and others to use the word “visitation” or “visits” when determining the parenting time for the parent who the child does not reside with....
View ArticleRI Family Court Should Ban term “Supervised Visitation”- Monitored or...
In Rhode Island Family Court, the Courts award “supervised” visits if there is some concern over the non custodial parents parenting abilities, the parent has a drug problem or there is a lack of...
View ArticleRI Family Court and Law News; New Rhode Island Judge & more!
Rhode Island Family Law Lawyer David Slepkow 401-4337-1100 presents the following News articles related to Family Law in Providence and other cities and towns in RI 1)...
View ArticleRI Divorce Tips: Clients Who Seek an Enabler rather than a Lawyer…
RI Family Court Tip #1 Occassionally, I see divorce clients who interview attorneys looking to get the advice they want to hear rather than an explantion of the realities of Family Court. These...
View ArticleThe Ex Mother in Law as FREE umm… PAID? Daycare Provider- Child Support in RI
When there was domestic harmony between you and your ex, both of you always acknowledged how lucky you were that you had the children’s grandmother to care for your child. Grandma would never accept...
View ArticleThe Trial Game in RI Family Court. Did someone sayTrial? The “Sham” Trial PART 1
This Rhode Island Divorce Article is part 1 of a 3 part series concerning divorce trials in RI Family Court. Lets start with this central premise there are no “real*” trials in Rhode Island Family...
View ArticleDivorce and Family Court News
Family Court judge: R.I. needs more long-term placements for mentally ill youths http://news.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/2013/05/providence-ri—-rhode-islands.html The Providence Journal...
View ArticleRhode Island Divorce Child Custody and Family Law Articles
Below you will find three articles by Rhode Island Divorce Lawyer, David Slepkow 403-437-1100 (1) This Article explains in depth the important considerations and decisions that must be made by a...
View ArticleDivorce and Child Custody News
Rhode Island Divorce Lawyer, David Slepkow 401-437-1100 presents the following news stories regarding Divorce and Custody: Lawyer: reality star learned of divorce from press...
View ArticleGuiding Children through a Divorce
This aspect of a break-up is the most complicated aspect of a divorce to handle. Certainly, if the divorce is amicable then the needs to children can be prioritized. However, that may not be your...
View ArticleThe Nearly Extinct Divorce Trial in RI Family Court
Why are there so few Divorce Trials in Rhode Island? If you visit Providence Family Court for an entire month walking from Courtroom to Courtroom you probably will not see one divorce trial. If you are...
View ArticleDivorce and Bankruptcy | Benefits of Filing before or During a Divorce
After the recent economic meltdown, a large number of people incurred overwhelming credit card debts and other debts. Financial turmoil often leads to mental stress. In this situation, you may see...
View Article#RATIONALIZATIONS -1st X MOMS’ Endless Roadblocks to Dad’s Visitation
In Many cases, mothers have a legitimate reason for supervising visitation with the father or limiting visitation such as father’s drug problem, fathers mental health problems or serious criminal...
View ArticleThe Visitation Exchange- when Court Order meets WWF TAG Team Wrestling
The parties have attended their RI Family Court Hearing and a visitation Schedule is set by agreement of the parties with help from the judge. The parties also agree to joint custody and child support....
View ArticleBasics of Legal Custody & Physical Custody in RI Family Court by a Child...
RI Family Court judges utilize the “best interest of the child” standard in Child Custody Visitation cases. Rhode Island Family Court Magistrates and Judges should utilize a “best interest of the...
View ArticleRhode Island Divorce & Alimony Law: Who Qualifies? What Factors are Considered?
RI Divorce Lawyer David Slepkow answers the following FAQS concerning RI Spousal Support: Who Qualifies for Alimony? What Factors must a Family Court Judge Look at to whether a litigant qualifies?...
View ArticleThe Misguided Family Court Constitutional Amendment Guy!
All the Judges and Lawyers who practice in Family Court know who you are. You’re the guy who cites the constitutional amendments in Kent County Family Court. You are the guy who everyone including the...
View ArticleRI Family Court Summer 2013 News- Attorney chastised, Magistrate gets Special...
Warwick attorney sworn in to RI Family Court A prominent Warwick Divorce, Custody and Family law Attorney, Sandra Lanni was sworn in as a judge of the RI family court. “Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee...
View ArticleRhode Island Child Support Contempt in RI Family Court
(Editors note: In September 2013, 30 people were arrested mostly on civil body attachments for failure to pay child support or for failure to appear in Family Court. The Providence Journal reported:...
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