Books for Children and Adults to Help Explain and Ease the Divorce Process

From time to time, we find books that deal with divorce topics that are of immense benefit to children and parents alike. Dinosaurs Divorce, a book for children, is reviewed below and can also be found with other similar books on our website.

DIVORCE BOOK REVIEWS

Reviewer: Nancy Johnson-Gallagher. LICSW, Mediator

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families

Laura Krasny Brown and Marc Brown (1986).

A classic, this book has been helping families adjust to divorce since 1986. It addresses just about every issue that can occur during divorce including verbal violence and substance abuse, and offers empowering strategies for the child. It gives permission for the child to “not listen” to a parent’s berating of the other, or even to ask a parent not to say bad things about the other parent. Despite the very young art, this book is comfortable reading for the two year old to the eight year old.

Christmas Holiday Visitation Schedules

Under normal circumstances, the custodial parent is not granted exclusive rights to holiday visitation with the children every year. Family court judges are accustomed to this arrangement and have devised a schedule so both parents can enjoy time with their children on this special day.

A lot of parents feel that the children should wake up on Christmas morning in the home where they spend most of their time, and expect the judge to agree to this arrangment. This arrangement takes away the rights of the non-custodial parent. If parents are unable to arrive at a schedule that is acceptable and mutually convenient to both parties, the court will make the decision for them.

A typical Christmas visitation schedule will allow one parent visitation with the children from Christmas Eve until between 11am and 2pm Christmas Day, and the other parent visitation from between those times on Christmas Day, overnight and until between 11am and 2pm the following day on one year, and alternate with the other parent, the following year.

This allows both parents to enjoy the company of the children over the holiday.

RI Divorce and Inherited Property

RI Divorce Attorney in Newport handles complex issues involving 30 year marriage and inherited property.

RI Divorce and Inherited Property Issue

Divorce after an approximately thirty year marriage. We represented the Wife. The major issue in the case was the family business which was inherited and owned by the Husband and his brother, and the Wife’s contribution to that business throughout the marriage due to the fact that she was not an “employee.” [Inherited property in RI is not divisible, on its face.]

We used a business evaluation and negotiations with opposing counsel to reach a resolution that awarded the Wife a specific amount of support for a sufficient amount of time to get herself on her feet. She was an artist and needed time to reinvent her business and get it off of the ground so she could be self-sufficient.


CAVEAT: EACH CASE IS FACT SPECIFIC AND WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED IN THESE CASES MAY NOT “FIT” YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION OR BE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST.

RI Family Court Motion to Modify Child Support Settled

Newport RI Divorce Attorney reports Family Court case results:

Motion to Modify Child Support

Client/father came to us after being served with a motion to modify child support 11 years after the original divorce.

We worked with the client and the other attorney to reach a resolution without having to litigate the matter saving the client time out of work and attorneys fees.

CAVEAT: EACH CASE IS FACT SPECIFIC AND WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED IN THESE CASES MAY NOT “FIT” YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION OR BE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST.

Family Court Divorce in Newport RI Case Results

Newport Divorce Attorney Howe and Associates handle a recent Family Court case easily and quickly.

Divorce Hearing Goes Smoothly

Divorce of parties after a very short marriage. They separated very shortly after the ceremony. We represented the Wife after she had filed the divorce petition on her own. She was not sure she would know what to do when it came time for court, and wanted to be sure it was done correctly. The Husband did not appear and the case reached its end rather quickly. The hearing went smoothly, she had the correct number of witnesses, and she was pleased that the appropriate paperwork was filed in order and on time so that she was properly divorced.


CAVEAT: EACH CASE IS FACT SPECIFIC AND WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED IN THESE CASES MAY NOT “FIT” YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION OR BE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST.

RI Divorce After Assistance by JAG Office

A client whose husband is a member of the military comes to us for a divorce.

Newport RI Divorce for Military Wife

Divorce of Husband and Wife after 6 year marriage. The Husband hired our office, and the Wife represented herself, along with assistance from her local JAG office due to the fact that the Husband was a military member. The Wife had already moved out of state and did not want to attend the court hearing in Rhode Island. My client and she worked together while I communicated with the JAG officer in order to reach a resolution that was satisfactory to both of them. She chose not to make the trip to put it on the record given the written contract we were able to negotiate.

CAVEAT: EACH CASE IS FACT SPECIFIC AND WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED IN THESE CASES MAY NOT “FIT” YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION OR BE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST.