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Celebrating 30 Years of McIntyre Tate LLP
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Introducing Richard Boren: Accomplished Attorney Joins Our Firm as Partner
Can I Adopt My Stepchild?
Do Grandparents Have Visitation Rights in Rhode Island?
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Why You Shouldn’t Withhold Visitation Against Court Orders
Do I Need a Lawyer for an Uncontested Divorce?
Parallel Parenting vs Co-Parenting: Which Approach is Right for Your Family?
2022
December
Can I Get Temporary Orders During a Pending Divorce?
Do Gifts Count Toward Satisfying Child Support Obligations?
November
How Does My Ex’s Income Affect My Spousal Support Award?
Attorney Deborah M. Tate Elected To The Board of Directors of the AAML Foundation
When Can a Judge Deviate from the RI Child Support Formula?
October
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Fault Can Still Be a Factor in a No-Fault Divorce
What Happens if My Spouse Ignores the Divorce Papers?
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Will I Get Physical Custody Placement if I’m Awarded Legal Custody?
National Grid Found Not Liable for Injuries of Trespasser
Attorney Stephen M. Prignano selected to the 2022 Rhode Island Super Lawyers list
What Happens to Child Support After the Death of a Parent?
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7 Motorcyclist Tips to Stay Safe this Summer
Partner Deborah Miller Tate & Partner Stephen M. Prignano Awarded Professional Excellence Award by Rhode Island Monthly
Lawmakers Consider Law for Pet Custody in Rhode Island
May
How Does a Judge Determine Whether to Award Alimony?
April
Divorce Issues Unique to LGBTQ+ Couples
March
Attorney Deborah Tate Featured in Bradley Hospital Bulletin
Can I Get the Marital Home in My Divorce Settlement?
February
Living Together Does Not Establish a Common-Law Marriage
Nicholas Hunt Joins Legal Team at McIntyre Tate LLP
January
2021
December
7 Steps to Prepare for Divorce Before Filing
Can Unsupervised Visitation Be Reinstated in Child Custody?
November
Does Child Support Stop at the Age of 18?
Attorney Deborah Tate Quoted About COVID-19 Disputes in Divorce
Cohabitation Agreements Protect Couples Who Choose Not to Marry
October
How Adoption Works in Rhode Island
What Are the Requirements to Adopt a Child in Rhode Island?
September
Is Your Spouse Hiding Money? Create a Fair Divorce Settlement
Can a Judge Invalidate a Prenuptial Agreement?
Unwed Mothers Can Receive Child Support
How Does Divorce Affect Adult Children?
Attorney Stephen M. Prignano Recognized by Best Lawyers®
August
How Do the Courts Handle Animal Cruelty and Neglect Cases?
Forcing Your Ex to Obey the Divorce Decree
Laura Ruzzo Reale Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in 2022
July
Where to Find Hidden Assets in Divorce
U.S. Divorce Rate Hits 50-Year Low
June
How to Uncover Hidden Assets in a Divorce
May
Factors Impacting Spousal Support in Rhode Island
April
The Importance of Establishing a Prenup in a High Net Worth Divorce
Attorney Deborah Tate Quoted in The Providence Journal Article on COVID-19 & Divorce
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How to Avoid Getting Sued as a Member of the Media
Laura Ruzzo Reale Elected to Partner of McIntyre Tate LLP
February
How Long Do You Have to Pay Spousal Support?
January
Understanding Parenthood for Same-Sex Couples
2020
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Stephen M. Prignano of McIntyre Tate LLP Recognized in 27th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
September
Laura Ruzzo Reale: Best® Lawyers® in America “Ones to Watch” Award
July
Can I Reduce My Spousal Support Payments?
June
How COVID-19 Turned Business Insurance into a Legal Battleground
Stephen Prignano Quoted in Rhode Island Lawyer’s Weekly Regarding the Impact of COVID-19 on Business Interruption Insurance Clai
May
Will Infidelity Affect My Divorce Settlement?
Brown University Student Represented by Hagens Berman and McIntyre Tate Files Class Action Lawsuit Over COVID-19
COVID-19 Helpline Featured in Providence Journal
April
How COVID-19 Affects Guardians
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Issues Guidelines for Divorced Parents Sharing Custody of their Children During the Covi
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Rhode Island Superior Court Announces COVID-19 Business Recovery Plan
January
Methods of Dividing Damages in Divorce
Contempt for Unpaid Child Support
2019
December
Are Millennials Really Divorcing Less Often Than Past Generations?
Think About This When Divorcing as an Entrepreneur
Overview of Supervised Parenting Time in Rhode Island
Property Division in Rhode Island - Transmutation
McIntyre Tate team of Attorneys Deborah Tate and Robert Parker Win in Parental Relocation Case
November
Questions to Ask Your Divorce Attorney Right Away
Attorney Prignano Selected to Best Lawyers in America® 2020
Visitation Schedules in Rhode Island: Residential, Holiday & Vacation
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May
Attorney Stephen M. Prignano of McIntyre Tate LLP Presented with 2019 Community Champion Award
Pet Custody & Visitation: Important Decisions in Your Divorce
February
Attorney Deborah M. Tate has been chosen as an honoree at the Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly “Excellence in the Law” event
2018
September
Attorney Prignano of McIntyre Tate Has Been Selected as a 2019 Best Lawyers® Member
Upcoming Divorce & Estate Planning Seminar to Feature Attorney Stephen Prignano
June
Common Law Marriage: Luis vs. Gaugler
February
Solving Contract Disputes That Bother Your Business
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What You Need to Know About the New Alimony Tax Laws
Pet Leases: A New Trend
2017
December
Relocation Cases in Divorce: Who Stays with the Children?
November
Client Buys Dog in China with Now-Ex-Boyfriend, Ownership Issue Arises
Attorney Stephen M. Prignano Selected to 24th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation
Rhode Island Child Custody Laws for Unmarried Parents
Attorney Deborah M. Tate Elected to Bradley Hospital Foundation Board of Governors
September
Do You Need a Divorce Lawyer?
August
Best Lawyers in America© Recognizes Attorney Deborah Tate for Family Law
June
How Can Wasteful Dissipation Impact Your Divorce?
Attorney Stephen Prignano Leads Panel at Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting
Courts continue to address the definition of "parent" to extend beyond the traditional "normal" gender considerations to now inc
May
Robert J. Sgroi Lectures at National Business Institute Seminar
Attorney Tate Discusses Joint Custody Concerns with Super Lawyers®
South Carolina Rules on Same-Sex Common Law Marriage
April
Rhode Island Supreme Court Rules in
Glassie v. Doucette
March
Former Spouse Cannot Seek Modification of Divorce Agreement in Rhode Island Federal Court
Rhode Island Legislator Proposes Family Court Custody Jurisdiction for Pets in Divorce and Separation Proceedings
February
The Rhode Island Supreme Court Affirms a McIntyre Tate LLP Win in the Rhode Island Family Court
Attorney Stephen Prignano to Speak at Lunch and Learn Seminar
January
Obtaining a Restraining Order in Rhode Island
Types of Child Custody in Rhode Island
Adoption Tax Credit
Rhode Island Supreme Court Upholds Child Support Guidelines
Attorney Stephen Prignano to Receive Champions of Justice Award
2016
December
Six Modern Divorce Trends
Attorney Deborah Miller Tate Comments on Federal Domestic Relations Decision
November
NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH
New Trend In Custody: Nesting, Sharing A Single Home
How is a common law marriage established in Rhode Island?
October
Attorneys Deborah Tate & Stephen Prignano to Give Domestic Law Seminar
Three McIntyre Tate Attorneys Named New England Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters for 2017
NY Court Awards Sole Custody to Father after Mother Attempts to "Brainwash" Child
Social Media Evidence Becoming Important in Divorce and Custody Cases
Partanen v. Gallagher: Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts holds that the absence of a biological relationship with a child
Attorney David J. Strachman Quoted in Bloomberg News
September
Navigating a "Gray Divorce"
Life Insurance in Divorce
August
Three McIntyre Tate LLP Attorneys to Present at National Business Institute Course
Stephen Prignano Quoted About Rhode Island Rules of Professional Conduct
Two McIntyre Tate LLP Attorneys Honored by Best Lawyers®
June
Gay Custody Disputes
May
Deborah Tate selected again for The Best Lawyers in America
Stephen Prignano selected to edit Rhode Island chapter of the Media Law Resource Center's book
April
McIntyre Tate obtains sucessful ruling in Ninth Circuit
March
Stephen Prignano profiled in Rhode Island Lawyer's Weekly
January
McIntyre Tate partner David Strachman publishes article on Equitable Adoption
2015
December
R.I. Supreme Court Rules on Post-Divorce Life Insurance Case
Grandparents visitation rights in Rhode Island
Robert Sgroi Named 2015 Kent County Lawyer of the Year
November
New restrictions on surrogacy
Rhode Island Supreme Court Adoption Decision
Stephen Prignano quoted about drone operations
McIntyre Tate LLP client testifies before the U.S. Senate
September
The Right to Dispose of Decedent's Remains Includes Choosing Content on Headstone
Stephen Prignano interviewed in Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly on Uber litigation and class action appeal
Stephen Prignano to speak on family law
August
Laura E. Ruzzo joins McIntyre Tate LLP
McIntyre Tate LLP partner Stephen Prignano selected a Best Lawyer
July
Jerry McIntyre and Deborah Tate selected Best Lawyers
June
Deborah Tate to speak to Rhode Island CPAs
May
McIntyre Tate successful in Supreme Court civil rights appeal
Elder law information for guardians and substitute decision makers
April
Changes in Rhode Island DUI laws
Deborah M. Tate receives Harvard negotiation certificate
McIntyre Tate LLP partner featured in Providence Journal article
Stephen Prignano joins McIntyre Tate LLP
Decline in international adoptions
2014
December
McIntyre Tate attorney is successful in obtaining a writ of certiorari in Rhode Island Supreme Court
November
Superior Court upholds marital settlement agreement trumps pension beneficiary designation
Planning for Divorce
DEBORAH M. TATE TO SPEAK at "SUPER WOMAN IS A MYTH-- Women, Wealth and Wisdom Series"
June
Deborah M. Tate And Jerry Mc Intyre Named To Best Lawyers Again
RI Supreme Court overturns Family Court ruling on intersection of retirement benefits and alimony.
May
Rhode Island Supreme Court Overturns Family Court Divorce Ruling
January
Healthcare agent's financial agreements with nursing home voided
McIntyre Tate LLP named a Tier 1 Law Firm
2013
December
Rhode Island Supreme Court upholds deceased ex-husband's actions under property settlement agreement
November
RI Supreme Court Upholds Divorce Health Insurance Agreement
Robert Parker successful in Rhode Island Supreme Court.
July
Deborah M. Tate Esq. Named to R.I. Board of Bar Examiners
June
RI Supreme Court Divorce Decision
Rhode Island Supreme Court upholds Family Court divorce decision against absent husband
Supreme Court uphold DHS medical assistance claim
Rhode Island Supreme Court upholds child custody decision
April
Nationally alimony laws are being reviewed.
Adoption case at U.S. Supreme Court
McIntyre Tate LLP attorney David Strachman speaks on executing Durable Powers of Attorney for Healthcare
Deborah M. Tate quoted in Providence Journal
The rights of unmarried couples in Rhode Island
Obtaining Adoption Records
March
Rhode Island's Voluntary Adoption Registry
RI Supreme Court rules in favor of patient killed by nurse overdose.
McIntyre Tate LLP attorney David Strachman speaks on terrorism law
February
Deborah M. Tate Selected to Bar Register of Preeminent Woman Lawyers.
2012
August
Jerry McIntyre and Deborah Tate Among Best Lawyers in America
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16
Dec
2022
Can I Get Temporary Orders During a Pending Divorce?
When spouses decide to end their marriage, each side begins to deliberate on what they want in the divorce to support their needs and those of their children. They focus on the next chapter of their life and what it will look like. The future-oriented position is appropriate and necessary. There also needs to be a strategy for what happens between marriage and divorce. The divorce process in Rhode ...
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22
Jul
2022
Will I Get Physical Custody Placement if I’m Awarded Legal Custody?
Child custody is one of the more hotly debated aspects of a Rhode Island divorce. One parent might feel that they should be the sole custodian of the child. Rhode Island child custody laws prefer that both parents maintain their relationships with the children. A parent granted sole physical placement does not mean that the same parent will also be awarded sole legal custody. Physical Placement ...
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02
Jun
2022
Lawmakers Consider Law for Pet Custody in Rhode Island
Having a pet is as American as apple pie and hot dogs. Over the last few decades, Fido and Fluffy have become far more than a pet. They are members of the family. According to the American Pets Products Association (APPA), about 70% of U.S. households have a pet. U.S. households have 69 million dogs and 45.3 million cats. Those numbers reflect a significant increase over the last 25 years. The ...
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16
Dec
2021
Can Unsupervised Visitation Be Reinstated in Child Custody?
Can Unsupervised Visitation Be Reinstated in Child Custody? A parent granted supervised visitation looks forward to the day they can spend time with their child on their own. Until then, time with their child must be coordinated with the schedule of the supervisor. Meaningful bonding can be hampered by the limited time and the presence of someone else. Before regular parenting time can occur ...
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20
Sep
2021
Unwed Mothers Can Receive Child Support
Child support is a standard element in divorces that involve minor children. Custody and support negotiations can be among the most emotional aspects when spouses end their union. While media attention often focuses on support within the context of divorce, unwed parents have the same rights to child support as their married counterparts. Our highly accomplished attorneys at McIntyre Tate LLP can ...
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04
Dec
2019
Overview of Supervised Parenting Time in Rhode Island
In an ideal situation, a divorce will end with both parents having joint custody rights of their children. Usually, this means that one parent will have physical possession of the children, and the other parent will have visitation or parenting time. For the parent that does not have physical possession, visitation can be arranged using a predictable schedule, such as visitation for several hours ...
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28
Dec
2017
Relocation Cases in Divorce: Who Stays with the Children?
One of the most contentious aspects of a typical divorce is child custody. Most parents want to spend as much time with their children after a divorce as possible and are willing to fight in court to ensure that happens. By the end, even an uncontested divorce can become heated as both spouses do what they can to win their parental rights. However, when a divorce is settled, there is nothing that ...
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01
Nov
2017
Rhode Island Child Custody Laws for Unmarried Parents
Legal issues regarding child custody in Rhode Island are often complicated and stressful. At McIntyre Tate LLP, we are committed to providing diligent representation for clients navigating the RI family court system. If you are a divorced or unmarried parent, what are your rights concerning custody of your child? Here’s what you need to know: Mother’s Custody Rights An unmarried mother has sole ...
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06
Jun
2017
Courts continue to address the definition of "parent" to extend beyond the traditional "normal" gender considerations to now include "tri-custody"
Recent New York cases have maintained an agreed-upon custody arrangement where the mother, father, and the paternal grandparents had joint custody of the children with primary physical custody and decision making authority granted to the grandparents. Such cases involve an investigation into and determination of “extraordinary circumstances” to first determine standing rights as between parents ...
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26
Jan
2017
Types of Child Custody in Rhode Island
Contact McIntyre Tate LLP at (401) 283-1645 Today If you’re going through a divorce and have children, custody can be a difficult issue you and your ex-spouse will need to come to an agreement on. If you find yourself in the midst of a heated custody battle, you should not hesitate to contact an attorney from McIntyre Tate LLP. We have the skill and insight necessary to help you determine what ...
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05
Jan
2017
Rhode Island Supreme Court Upholds Child Support Guidelines
A recent case presented before the Rhode Island Supreme Court reiterated its policy of standing by the previously established guidelines for determining child support. The case, an appeal brought forward by Michael Vieira, sought to appeal that the family law judge who had initially decided their divorce had erred in several aspects of their decision. One of the areas that came into question was ...
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08
Nov
2016
New Trend In Custody: Nesting, Sharing A Single Home
The Wall Street Journal recently reported on a new trend in custody arrangements which is gaining ground throughout the country. Parents who separate sometimes jointly maintain the marital home, have the children live in it, but rotate their scheduled visitation with the children at the home. This allows the children to remain in their home without disruption to the children caused by transporting ...
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27
Oct
2016
NY Court Awards Sole Custody to Father after Mother Attempts to "Brainwash" Child
In a recent New York decision, the father of a 12 year old girl was awarded sole custody of the child when it was determined that the mother had made intentional efforts to alienate the child from her father, such actions deemed by the Court to be “so inimical to a child’s interests as to raise a strong probability that the offending parent is unfit to be a custodial parent”. The Court relied on ...
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24
Oct
2016
Social Media Evidence Becoming Important in Divorce and Custody Cases
Social media has transformed the way people communicate. People use social media to keep friends and family updated on events in their daily routines, from the mundane to the extraordinary. They use social media to promote their business or profession, or to post photos or videos of themselves or others to share with on-line communities. Indeed, many utilize social media to communicate aspects of ...
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13
Oct
2016
Partanen v. Gallagher: Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts holds that the absence of a biological relationship with a child does not preclude a finding of presumed parentage
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that a person may establish herself as a child’s presumptive parent in the absence of a biological relationship with the child. Karen Partanen and Julie Gallagher were in a committed, nonmarital relationship for twelve years. Using in vitro fertilization, and with Partanen’s “full acknowledgment, participation, and consent,” ...
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02
Jun
2016
Gay Custody Disputes
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article that highlights a growing issue nationally and in the Rhode Island legal community. Increasingly, we are seeing the relationships of gay couples (married and non-married) disolving and impacting their children. Naturally there are issues that are unigue to gay couples, and this article discusses custody disputes when only one member of the couple ...
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06
Jun
2013
Rhode Island Supreme Court upholds child custody decision
The Rhode Island Supreme Court has upheld a Family Court judge's denial of custody and visitation. The father had been convicted for second-degree child abuse. While the conviction was later overturned, the father failed to comply with the trial judge's order that he attend domestic violence counseling and a drug program. The decision can be found by requesting a copy by contacting McIntyre Tate L ...
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