September 29, 2006, Newsletter Issue #33: Rhode Island Divorce Laws and Divorce Guidelines

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Rhode Island Residency Requirement
According to the Rhode Island Divorce Laws and Rhode Island Divorce Guidelines, one of the spouses must have been a resident of Rhode Island for at least one year before filing for divorce

Place of Divorce (Venue) The divorce can be filed in: County of the defendant if the defendant has satisfied the residency requirement, otherwise county of the plaintiff

Rhode Island Grounds for Divorce

Grounds for a No-Fault divorce:
(1) Irreconcilable differences which have caused the irremediable breakdown of the marriage
(2) living separate and apart without cohabitation for 3 years

Grounds for Fault based divorce:
(1) impotence
(2) adultery
(3) abandonment and presumed dead
(4) alcoholism and/or drug addiction
(5) willful desertion for 5 years
(6) cruel and inhuman treatment
(7) bigamy
(8) gross neglect

An Agreed Divorce , defined by Rhode Island divorce guidelines and Rhode Island divorce laws, is a scenario where the spouses agree on the terms of the divorce such as Rhode Island property distribution, Rhode Island child support, or Rhode Island child custody.

A Default Divorce , according to the Rhode Island divorce guidelines and Rhode Island divorce laws, is a divorce where the other spouse doesn't sign the Rhode Island Divorce forms or Rhode Island divorce papers, he/she doesn't do anything at all with the divorce.

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