Massachusetts Employment Law Sourcebook & Citator

A respected divorce practice aid for Rhode Island lawyers

Product Number: 2020279EBK
Publication Date: 11/26/2025
Edition: 2026 Edition
Copyright: © 2025 MCLE, Inc.
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A respected divorce practice aid for Rhode Island lawyers

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A practical guide in every sense of the term, this book offers a trove of applied law along with tips on divorce issues—both common and complex. The twenty-five chapters in A Practical Guide to Divorce in Rhode Island prepare you for the client interview, arm you with case law for the hearing and trial, and ground you in Rhode Island's practice and procedure, so that you can provide your client with the most up-to-date, relevant, and winning divorce strategies. Under the editorial direction of Deborah Miller Tate, Esq. of McIntyre Tate LLP in Providence and Sandra H. Smith, Esq. of Warwick, MCLE | New England has gathered the techniques, tips, strategies and best practices of some of Rhode Island's most expert authorities on divorce law practice. The step-by-step approach guides you through the potential problems and often-contested issues that you will face with regard to discovery, custody, business valuations, division of assets, alimony—and many more topics. Advocacy, court commentary, seasoned guidance, and special issues related to divorce, such as bankruptcy, cohabitation, postnuptial agreements, adoption—it's all in this newly updated book.

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- Update: January 2024
  Dear Subscriber:
  
  Thank you for updating your library with the 2024 edition of A Practical Guide to Divorce in Rhode Island , with the latest answers to your practice challenges. Highlights from the most recent developments include:
  - the use of remote communications for child support disputes and other court matters;
  - an updated discussion of temporary motions in general with a new section addressing the preparation of motions for temporary allowances;
  - a 2023 decision on a spouse's reliance on workers' compensation benefits rather than payments from a pension included as marital property;
  - a 2023 administrative order addressing child support calculations, the determination of parenting time, and the assessment of income for voluntarily unemployed or underemployed obligors;
  - a statutory amendment in 2023 that provided for an interception of life insurance benefits from policy beneficiaries owing past-due child support;
  - recent decisions of the Rhode Island Supreme Court on the factors applicable to requests for relocation of children;
  - recent case law on the interaction of divorce and bankruptcy;
  - a recent decision on the interpretation of premarital agreements, focusing on appreciation in the value of investment accounts during the marriage;
  - updated guidance for guardians ad litem (GALs) regarding client meetings, financial arrangements, and limitations on the GAL's role; and
  - case law on the importance of communicating promptly to the client regarding unpaid fees.
  We trust you will find the 2024 edition of A Practical Guide to Divorce in Rhode Island a valuable resource, as we at MCLE continue our efforts to bring you the latest solutions to the issues you face in your practice.
  
  Cordially,
  
  MCLE Press
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Massachusetts Statutes and Regulations
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Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD)— Selected Materials
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Attorney General Advisories
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Federal Statutes and Regulations
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)— Selected Enforcement Guidances
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MCAD Citator 2024–2025
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Appendix

MCAD Case Digest 2000–2025
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Joyce Dos Santos, Esq., Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP, Boston

Paul H. Merry, Esq., The Law Offices of Paul H. Merry, Wellesley

James M. Pender, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP, Boston

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Massachusetts Employment Law Sourcebook & Citator

A respected divorce practice aid for Rhode Island lawyers

Massachusetts Employment Law Sourcebook & Citator

A respected divorce practice aid for Rhode Island lawyers

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Recent updates:

Table of Contents

Massachusetts Statutes and Regulations

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD)— Selected Materials

Attorney General Advisories

Federal Statutes and Regulations

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)— Selected Enforcement Guidances

MCAD Citator 2024–2025

MCAD Case Digest 2000–2025

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