Rhode Island Divorce Lawyers

Divorce / Family and Domestic Laws

2011 The Law Office of John E. MacDonald, Inc. has years of experience helping clients achieve the results they desire in all domestic law issues. We have successfully represented clients with different types of family legal matters: some victories have come in complicated cases wherein we successfully changed custody from the in-state mother to an out-of-state father. The Law Office of John E. MacDonald recognizes that in simple matters, our clients want their legal problems solved promptly, efficiently, and at a reasonable price.

We regularly handle clients needing help with divorce in Rhode Island, child custody, child support, visitation, and in cases involving domestic violence or assault the issuance or defense of restraining and protective orders.

Last year, The Law Office of John E. MacDonald successfully litigated numerous custody issues, twice involving changing the placement of minor children from an in-state Rhode Island mother to an out-of-state father. In each of these cases, the father contacted The Law Office of John E. MacDonald, and we immediately filed the appropriate documents, got the matters before a judge and persuaded the judge to rule in our client's favor.

The Law Office of John E. MacDonald guarantees that our lawyers will take the time necessary to completely explain why we are pursuing a legal avenue on your behalf. We will explain the strengths and weaknesses of your divorce or custody case from the very beginning. We keep you informed throughout your case and discuss every development with you so that you understand the process completely. You will never complete a discussion with one of our attorneys and not have the answer to your question or a plan and timeframe in which we will obtain the answer for you.

We are available to our clients twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. We frequently answer telephone calls and emails after hours, on weekends, and while on vacation. We love what we do and we love to win. We encourage you to consider a complimentary consultation wherein you will notice, first hand, the professionalism, competence and dedication we have to offer in resolving your family court matter.

Results achieved by the attorneys of The Law Office of John E. MacDonald, Inc.:

• Father complained ex-wife was preventing him from visiting with his two daughters in Rhode Island. After full hearing, father returned to Texas with his two children; ex-wife now must travel to Texas if she wishes to visit with her children. Supreme Court stayed the move of the daughters, who remained in Rhode Island with mother.  Conducted a second hearing within four weeks: at conclusion of second hearing, judge again orders that the daughters live with father in Texas; ex-wife now must travel to Texas if she wishes to visit with her children. Daughters are permanently residing in Texas with their father.
• Father complained that ex-wife prevented his son from having unfettered communication with him. On day of hearing, father wins; son moves with his father to Michigan that day.
• Successfully obtained and defended against restraining orders after full hearings.
• Mother complains that father is uninvolved in his teenage son's life. After several hearings, mother granted sole custody.
• Parties divorced out-of-state, relocate to Rhode Island. Two minor children alternating visitation with parents week to week. Children refuse to visit with mother despite strict visitation schedule. Placement successfully changed to father.
• Divorce wherein parties cannot agree on holiday visitation with the minor child. Successfully represented mother, who will now have her daughter with her each Christmas Eve to Christmas Day.
• After years of child living with father, successfully modified placement so that mother has physical possession.
• Termination of child support for father wherein child had reached age of majority and graduated high school, but mother insisted that an out-of-state decree provided for additional support and that child had special medical needs. After hearing, child support terminated.
• Divorce wherein one party is uncertain whether the child his ex-spouse is carrying is his. After paternity tests, determined that child is his and court grants him joint custody with visitation rights.

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