Which State Court decides issues relative to custody after a divorce
is final when neither party lives in Rhode Island any longer?
The Rhode Island Supreme Court decided in Sidell v. Sidell on
April 19, 2011 that when neither party nor the children live in RI any longer,
that RI cannot hear the case. In this case the husband and wife decided
that RI should be the only place/court where disputes related to their marital
settlement agreement which they entered in their divorce. One of the issues in this agreement was related to their children. As the children were living in Connecticut for many years, RI no longer had authority to hear the dispute in this case.
It is very important that when one is going through a divorce and/or child custody matter and you or your spouse (child's parent) is moving out of state with the children, you should contact an experianced divorce/child custody lawyer to discuss these and other issues.
is final when neither party lives in Rhode Island any longer?
The Rhode Island Supreme Court decided in Sidell v. Sidell on
April 19, 2011 that when neither party nor the children live in RI any longer,
that RI cannot hear the case. In this case the husband and wife decided
that RI should be the only place/court where disputes related to their marital
settlement agreement which they entered in their divorce. One of the issues in this agreement was related to their children. As the children were living in Connecticut for many years, RI no longer had authority to hear the dispute in this case.
It is very important that when one is going through a divorce and/or child custody matter and you or your spouse (child's parent) is moving out of state with the children, you should contact an experianced divorce/child custody lawyer to discuss these and other issues.
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If you have questions about this posting or are interested in Divorce, Immigration, or Estate Law in RI or MA contact Massachusetts and Rhode Island Divorce Lawyer Rui P. Alves at 401-942-3100 or CONTACT him via email.
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