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Question for the Rhode Island Divorce Coach: How do I change visitation?

By Rhode Island Divorce Coach on November 17, 2009 7:51 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks
QUESTION:  

Hi,  I have a custody agreement with my daughter's father. I opted for joint custody but I have physical placement. She is supposed to spend every Tues and Sat overnight with him. He has become inconsistent with picking her up and sometimes doesn't. Also, he drops her off to spend Saturday overnights with his mother after I have repeatedly asked him to keep her when she is supposed to be with him. She spends pretty much every Sat overnight with his mother. Also, he is negligent in adequately taking care of her- he fails to bathe her, brush her hair, brush her teeth, dress her appropriately, etc. I am not looking to cut him out of her life but instead to limit the time she spends with him during the school week. (I am looking for maybe every other weekend?) I have kept very good documentation and am looking to see what my options are in changing the agreement we have without having to hire a lawyer. At this point in time, I can not afford to spend a lot of money on a lawyer but feel that I need to take some step for my daughter's benefit. Please let me know what options, if any, that I have. Thanks so much!

ANSWER:

What you have described is modifying your husband's visitation time. You can either work out a new agreement with your daughter's father and present it to the family court for a judge's approval, or you can file a Motion to Modify Visitation based upon the circumstances you state in your question and then present your case to the court on the hearing date and have the judge decide if there should be a modification.

If you need representation or a coaching session, please feel free to call me. You will find additional helpful information here at RhodeIslandDivorceCoach.com

My best to you in your family law situtation.


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Rhode Island Family Law: Can she take off with our minor children?

By Rhode Island Divorce Coach on November 6, 2009 7:29 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks
Question:  

Can my girlfriend move our kids out of state if i disagree?

Answer:

Without an Order from the Family Court prohibiting your girlfriend from moving your natural biological children, or legally adopted children out of the State of Rhode Island, then, Yes, there is nothing to prevent your girlfriend from moving out of Rhode Island with the children if she is the natural biological mother of the children or the lawful mother by adoption. If you want to stop this you would need to take immediate court action. Feel free to call me for a low-cost coaching session on how to do this.

I wish you the best in this difficult situation in your life.

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 Christopher A. Pearsall, Attorney-at-Law

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Participating in Family Law Coaching Sessions!


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Definition of Term: Rhode Island Legal Custody

By Rhode Island Divorce Coach on October 26, 2009 9:49 PM | 0 Comments | 1 TrackBack
Definition of Rhode Island Legal Custody


Rhode Island Legal Custody is the legal right of a natural biological parent or legally adoptive parent under Rhode Island law to participate in the decision making process for "major decisions" relating to the parent's natural biological child or legally adopted child. 

Major decisions have been recognized by Rhode Island law including,

1) Education

2) Religious Upbringing,

3)  Medical and Healthcare, and

4)  Other major issues relating to the well-being of the minor child(ren).


Do you need to legally establish your legal custody rights?  Do you know how?

Have your Legal Custody Rights been violated?

Do you need to protect your legal custody rights from the other parent?

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