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Practicing throughout Rhode Island, Attorney Howlett has over 20 Years Experience dealing in Divorce and Family Law. Call today for your initial consultation!

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1. Jane Howlett Bristol, Rhode Island
  Attorney At Law - RI, 1987
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Louis W. Grande

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Accident & Injury, Divorce, Bankruptcy, Car Accident, Medical Malpractice

25+ Years Fighting for Justice. Se Habla Espanol. 100% Free Confidential Consultation.Available 24/7

Louis W. Grande has 27 years of courtroom litigation experience. He is a graduate of LaSalle Academy, the honors program at Rhode Island College and t... (more)

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800-769-4741

395 Smith St., Providence, RI 02908

Timothy J Conlon

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Family Law, Divorce, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Child Custody, Child Support

Contested & Uncontested Divorce, Division of Marital Assets & Asset Protection in Divorce.

Timothy J. Conlon is an experienced divorce attorney in Providence, Rhode Island, handling cases involving divorce, separation, custody, interstate cu... (more)

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800-890-9370

76 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903

James T. Marasco

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Bankruptcy & Debt, Accident & Injury, Divorce & Family Law, Estate, Real Estate

At The Law Offices of James T. Marasco, we can guide you on the road to a better future through personal injury, bankruptcy and Social Security Disabi... (more)

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800-766-0901

617 Smith St, Providence, RI 02908

Daniel S. Kaplan

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Real Estate, Business, Divorce & Family Law, Accident & Injury, Criminal

Daniel Kaplan proudly serves East Providence, Rhode Island and the neighboring communities in the areas of real estate, business, divorce & family law... (more)

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800-941-2230

2377 Pawtucket Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914

Steven Aaron Robinson

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Accident & Injury, Divorce & Family Law, Estate, Motor Vehicle, Real Estate

I have been a practicing attorney for more than the past 27 years, concentrating in Family Law, Personal Injury, And Probate. If your case is conteste... (more)

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800-924-5981

158 Warwick Avenue, Cranston, RI 02905

David L. Graham

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Bankruptcy & Debt, Criminal, Estate, Divorce & Family Law, Foreclosure

Since 1982, Attorney Graham has represented clients in many diverse areas of the law. He has represented hundreds of clients in the area of consumer b... (more)

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800-583-1790

840 Smithfield Ave., Lincoln, RI 02865

Ryanna Tyler Capalbo

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Accident & Injury, Divorce & Family Law, Real Estate, Collection, Criminal

Ryanna T. Capalbo is an Associate Attorney with Bilodeau Carden, LLC. Mrs. Capalbo has extensive legal work experience in various areas of the law, i... (more)

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800-859-2560

51 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick, RI 02888

Anthony F. Delbonis

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Criminal, Divorce & Family Law, Accident & Injury, Motor Vehicle, Estate

Anthony Delbonis is a practicing attorney in Providence, RI. He was admitted to practice law in the state of Rhode Island in 1979.

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800-795-7930

1200 Hartford Ave Johnston, Johnston, RI 02919

Arthur D. Parise

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Accident & Injury, Criminal, Divorce & Family Law, Lawsuit & Dispute, DUI-DWI

General Practice/Litigation

We are a full service law office with attorneys that have extensive experience helping consumers with criminal, divorce, family and personal injury re... (more)

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800-770-5310

212 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, RI 02886

S. Joshua Macktaz

Class Action, Family Law, Antitrust, Constitutional Law

Status: In Good Standing

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127 Dorrance Street, Penthouse Suite, Providence, RI 02903

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LEGAL TERMS

SHARED CUSTODY

See joint custody.

BEST INTERESTS (OF THE CHILD)

The test that courts use when deciding who will take care of a child. For instance, an adoption is allowed only when a court declares it to be in the best inter... (more...)

The test that courts use when deciding who will take care of a child. For instance, an adoption is allowed only when a court declares it to be in the best interests of the child. Similarly, when asked to decide on custody issues in a divorce case, the judge will base his or her decision on the child's best interests. And the same test is used when judges decide whether a child should be removed from a parent's home because of neglect or abuse. Factors considered by the court in deciding the best interests of a child include: age and sex of the child mental and physical health of the child mental and physical health of the parents lifestyle and other social factors of the parents emotional ties between the parents and the child ability of the parents to provide the child with food, shelter, clothing and medical care established living pattern for the child concerning school, home, community and religious institution quality of schooling, and the child's preference.

ACCOMPANYING RELATIVE

An immediate family member of someone who immigrates to the United States. In most cases, a person who is eligible to receive some type of visa or green card ca... (more...)

An immediate family member of someone who immigrates to the United States. In most cases, a person who is eligible to receive some type of visa or green card can also obtain green cards or similar visas for accompanying relatives. Accompanying relatives include spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21.

OPEN ADOPTION

An adoption in which there is some degree of contact between the birthparents and the adoptive parents and sometimes with the child as well. As opposed to most ... (more...)

An adoption in which there is some degree of contact between the birthparents and the adoptive parents and sometimes with the child as well. As opposed to most adoptions in which birth and adoption records are sealed by court order, open adoptions allow the parties to decide how much contact the adoptive family and the birthparents will have.

FOSTER CARE

Court-ordered care provided to children who are unable to live in their own homes, usually because their parents have abused or neglected them. Foster parents h... (more...)

Court-ordered care provided to children who are unable to live in their own homes, usually because their parents have abused or neglected them. Foster parents have a legal responsibility to care for their foster children, but do not have all the rights of a biological parent--for example, they may have limited rights to discipline the children, to raise them according to a certain religion or to authorize non-emergency medical procedures for them. The foster parents do not become the child's legal parents unless the biological parents' rights are terminated by a court and the foster parents adopt the child. This is not typically encouraged, as the goal of foster care is to provide temporary support for the children until they can be returned to their parents. See also foster child.

CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE

The taking of a child from his or her parent with the intent to interfere with that parent's physical custody of the child. This is a crime in most states, even... (more...)

The taking of a child from his or her parent with the intent to interfere with that parent's physical custody of the child. This is a crime in most states, even if the taker also has custody rights.

PATERNITY SUIT

A lawsuit to determine the identity of the father of a child born outside of marriage, and to provide for the support of the child once the identity of the fath... (more...)

A lawsuit to determine the identity of the father of a child born outside of marriage, and to provide for the support of the child once the identity of the father has been determined.

CUSTODY (OF A CHILD)

The legal authority to make decisions affecting a child's interests (legal custody) and the responsibility of taking care of the child (physical custody). When ... (more...)

The legal authority to make decisions affecting a child's interests (legal custody) and the responsibility of taking care of the child (physical custody). When parents separate or divorce, one of the hardest decisions they have to make is which parent will have custody. The most common arrangement is for one parent to have custody (both physical and legal) while the other parent has a right of visitation. But it is not uncommon for the parents to share legal custody, even though one parent has physical custody. The most uncommon arrangement is for the parents to share both legal and physical custody.

ISSUE

A term generally meaning all your children and their children down through the generations, including grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on. Also called... (more...)

A term generally meaning all your children and their children down through the generations, including grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on. Also called 'lineal descendants.'

Providence Divorce & Family Law Lawyer, Rhode Island

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