Information on Rhode Island Divorce.
Rhode Island has a longer amount of time for living in the state, before you are able to file for divorce. In Rhode Island you must live in the state for at least a year. Here divorce is referred to as a complaint. The divorce process begins when one spouse files for divorce and the other spouse is then served. The spouse that is served will be given a reasonable amount of time to respond to the divorce papers. Here is a list of ground of divorce in Rhode Island.
1. Irreconcilable differences are one of the grounds for divorce here. Means that both the spouses will agree that the marriage is broken and beyond repair.
2. Spouses have not lived together for at least 3 years. This is grounds for divorce, but now again you must have proof that you have lived apart for this long with out cohabitation.
3. Impotency is grounds for divorce.
4. Adultery in the marriage is grounds for divorce.
5. Extreme abuse or cruelty is grounds for divorce.
6. Desertion for five years with absolutely no contact is grounds for divorce.
7. Any bad alcoholism or drug abuse is grounds for divorce.
8. No support or neglect for a year is grounds for divorce.
Now you must have proof of the grounds of divorce, unless you are both going with irreconcilable differences. Rhode Island like most states if everyone is in agreement with the divorce, child support, child custody, debt division, property division then the divorce does not have to go to any kind of trial and can be finalized out of court. If there is any disagreement then a court date will be set..this could also be a long drawn out process.