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Recent updates:

• 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

Table of Contents

Chapter 01 expand

Initial Defense Trial Preparation

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Mark L. Stevens, Esq., Law Office of Mark L. Stevens

Exhibit 1A

- Initial Discovery Letter Under Dist. Ct. R. 2.10—The “2.10 Letter” Buy Form

Exhibit 1B

- Motion to Compel Discovery Buy Form

Exhibit 1C

- Motion to Preserve Evidence Buy Form

Exhibit 1D

- DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Student Materials Buy Form

Exhibit 1E

- Demand for Attendance of Breath Test Operator Buy Form

Exhibit 1F

- Demand for Attendance of Certifying Scientist et al. Buy Form

Exhibit 1G

- Notice of Appearance Buy Form

Exhibit 1H

- Waiver of Arraignment Buy Form

Exhibit 1I

- Demand for Formal Proof of Public Way Buy Form

Exhibit 1J

- Defendant’s Objection to Admissibility of Certificate of Analysis Pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 318-B:26-a Buy Form

Exhibit 1K

- Request for Administrative License Suspension Hearing Buy Form

Chapter 02 expand

Pretrial Motions

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Theodore M. Lothstein, Esq., Lothstein Guerriero PLLC

Exhibit 2A

- Motion to Suppress—Unlawful Stop Buy Form

Chapter 03 expand

Breath Test Issues

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Leonard D. Harden, Esq., Law Office of Leonard D. Harden

Checklist 3.1

- Checklist of Ideas for Discovery Requests Buy Form

Exhibit 3A

- Graphic Representation of the Compounds That Comprise Alcohol Buy Form

Exhibit 3B

- Graphic Representation Showing Molecular Bonds Whose Energy Is Measured by Breath Testing Devices Buy Form

Exhibit 3C

- 2007 Photograph of the Intoxilyzer 5000® Buy Form

Exhibit 3D

- Rejection of Intoxilyzer 8000 by State of Tennessee Buy Form

Exhibit 3E

- 2007 Photograph of the Intoxilyzer 5000EN® Buy Form

Exhibit 3F

- Diagram from Georgia 2022 Intoxilzyer 9000 Operator’s Transition Training Manual Buy Form

Exhibit 3G

- Sample Histogram from the Georgia 2014 Intoxilyzer 9000 Operator’s Transition Training Manual Buy Form

Exhibit 3H

- Intoxilyzer 9000 Exception Messages Guide Buy Form

Chapter 04 expand

Blood Test Issues

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Eric R. Wilson, Esq., Wilson, Bush,and Keefe

Exhibit 4A

- Relevant Portions of New Hampshire Department of Safety Administrative Rules Governing Blood Testing Buy Form

Chapter 05 expand

The Prosecutor’s Case in Chief

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Robert B. Gainor, Esq.,
Kalie L. Lydon, Esq., Law Offices of Lydon & Richards, PC

Checklist 5.1

- Checklist of Elements/Areas of Testimony Buy Form

Exhibit 5A

- Sample Complaints Buy Form

Exhibit 5B

- Field Sobriety Tests/Areas of Testimony Buy Form

Exhibit 5C

- HGN/Areas of Testimony Buy Form

Exhibit 5D

- DSMV 436 Form Buy Form

Exhibit 5E

- Intoxilyzer Operator/Areas of Testimony Buy Form

Exhibit 5F

- Habitual Offender Classifications Buy Form

Chapter 06 expand

The Defendant’s Case

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Mark L. Stevens, Esq., Law Office of Mark L. Stevens

Exhibit 6A

- Illustrative Direct Examination of Sobriety Witness Buy Form

Exhibit 6B

- Illustrative Direct Examination of the Defendant—Case with No Other Defense Witnesses Buy Form

Exhibit 6C

- Illustrative Direct Examination of Defense Expert Buy Form

Chapter 07 expand

The State’s Challenge to the Defendant’s Case

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Christopher B. Casko, Esq., New Hampshire Department of Safety

Exhibit 7A

- Sample Discovery Response Letter That Incorporates Request for Discovery Buy Form

Exhibit 7B

- Sample Reciprocal Discovery Motion Buy Form

Exhibit 7C

- Sample Motion in Limine Regarding Admissibility of Conviction of Witness Under N.H. R. Evid. 609 Buy Form

Chapter 08 expand

Collateral Consequences of DWI Arrest and Conviction

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Philip Kalil, Esq., Germaine & Blaszka, P.A.

Exhibit 8A

- Offenses Used to Calculate Habitual Offender Certification Buy Form

Exhibit 8B

- Selected Department of Safety Rules Regarding the Assessment of Demerit Points Buy Form

Exhibit 8C

- Driver Disqualification Penalties— 49 C.F.R. § 383.51 Buy Form

Chapter 09 expand

Administrative License Suspension and Hearings

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Robert B. Ellard, Esq.,

Checklist 9.1

- Checklist of Exhibits Required for Test Over Hearings Buy Form

Exhibit 9A

- Sample Notification Letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Buy Form

Exhibit 9B

- Table of Commonly Cited Supreme Court Cases Buy Form

Exhibit 9C

- DSMV 426 Form Buy Form

Exhibit 9D

- Sample ALS Request Letter (Test Over) Buy Form

Exhibit 9E

- Sample ALS Request Letter (Refusal) Buy Form

Exhibit 9F

- What Must Be Proved at an ALS Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 9G

- The Best Issues for Inquiry by the Defense Buy Form

Exhibit 9H

- Compendium of Superior Court Decisions on Appeal—N.H. Department of Safety, Bureau of Hearings Buy Form

Chapter 10 expand

Appeals and Postconviction Relief

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Theodore M. Lothstein, Esq., Lothstein Guerriero PLLC

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