Rhode Island Divorce Tips by Attorney Chris Pearsall

RI Divorce Lawyer on Alimony Awards after Trial versus Alimony in a Marital Settlement

2010-07-24T10:19:42-04:00

Most divorce lawyers in Rhode Island know that divorce settlements are a matter of give and take, offers and compromises. Yet as a RI divorce lawyer there are settlement aspects that frankly I wish didn't exist but are a reality of the process. Alimony as part of a marital settlement when it isn't warranted from a legal perspective is sometimes one of them. Yet, this is a perfect example of how as a Rhode Island Divorce Lawyer, or even more economically as a Rhode Island Divorce Coach, I could be of tremendous assistance to you. * * RI Alimony - A Brief Lesson * * Rhode Island alimony has been deemed by the Rhode Island Supreme Court to be for rehabilitative purposes. To give yourself a general idea of what this means you could think of it this way. If you and your spouse were to get divorced ask yourself...

A Lawyer who Hates Lawyers? What is this RI Divorce Lawyer Really Saying?

2010-07-07T20:42:06-04:00

Today, I am a Rhode Island lawyer focusing my practice on divorce and divorce coaching. Looking back decades ago I remember another lawyer who had been practicing in another state for some 40+ years who said something that perplexed me. * * * Remembering the Lawyer who Hated Lawyers! * * * The lawyer was about as true, honorable, and generous a gentleman as I have ever met. He had all the qualities I envisioned a good lawyer would have. He truly cared about each of his clients. He fought for each one within the bounds of the law, within his professional code of ethics, and with a high degree of morality. The lawyer knew that I greatly admired him as both a person and as a lawyer. One extremely hot summer afternoon this lawyer returned to his office after losing a district court hearing. He plopped himself down in...