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Our next Women’s Divorce Support Group is Thursday‚ August
14th‚ at 7:00PM. Call 401—228—8789 for more
information.
Our next Men’s Divorce Support Group is Monday‚ August
11th‚ at 7:00PM. Call 401—228—8789 for more
information.
Disclaimer: This onging series is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended as‚ or a substitute for‚ qualified legal advice from a Licensed Attorney.
In an effort to help people considering‚
or presently involved in a Rhode Island Divorce better
understand the complex maze of divorce laws and the baffling
“legalese” language the “Statutes”‚ or
Laws are written in we offer for your benefit our RI Divorce
Law Q & A Guide for the Rest of Us.
An ongoing series‚ we’ll first post a common Divorce
question and then display a link to the actual Law‚ or
Statute from The State of Rhode Island General Laws — Title
15: Domestic Relations which cover Divorce and Family
Law issues‚ and in turn RI Family Law Attorney Jeanne
M. LaPianna‚ Esq. has graciously offered to provide
a plain English interpretation for your benefit. Continued below…
§ 15–5–12:
Domicile and Residence Requirements
Our Attorney’s View: “The person filing‚ known
as the ‘Plaintiff’‚ must be a resident
of the State of Rhode Island for at least one year prior
to filing the complaint for divorce. The Plaintiff’s spouse‚ known
as the ‘Defendant’‚ does not neccessarily
have to be a resident of the state of Rhode Island at the time
of filing.”
§ 15–5–14:
Return Day of Petitions – Notice – Issuance of
Process – Time of Hearing
§ 15–5–23
Remarriage – Final decree
§ 15–5–18
Interlocutory Decrees and Injunctions
Our Attorney's View: “Upon filing for divorce if
the case is expected to be uncontested (also known as
a ‘Nominal Divorce’)‚ the case will
be scheduled for a hearing on the merits‚ and a date will
be set approximately 77 days from the date of filing.
If the case is unable to procede on the Nominal hearing date because
the parties are not in agreement as to the terms and conditions‚ the
court will set the case down for a case management conference approximately
4 weeks later. After the Nominal hearing an ‘Interlocutory
Order’ (decision pending final judgement or temporary
order) should be filed with the court within 30 days.
Realistically speaking‚ your divorce should take approximately six
months from the start to finish provided you both agree on
the terms.”
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