You can speed up your Rhode Island Divorce by getting together information that you’ll need to get your divorce package completed for filing.
What my clients find the most troublesome is the Certified copy of the Marriage Certificate which they normally must obtain for a cost from Bureau of Vital Statistics for the State in which they were married in or from the local Town Clerk’s Office vital records department in the Town or City they were married in.
If you want to speed up your Rhode Island Divorce you may want to obtain this document in advance if it’s at a location you can’t just hop in your car and drive to get. It may take as much as two (2) to four (4) weeks for some states to process your request for the certified copy of your marriage license and they may wait until your check clears as well.
Costs vary for this request. The most recent client experience I had involved a written request by check and took about two weeks but the client paid a fee to expedite the request and it cost about $43.00. In my humble opinion, that’s a bit pricey for a single sheet of paper reprinted and mailed to you.
Sadly, about one-third of it wasn’t even legible.
One thing to remember when obtaining a certified copy of your marriage certificate for your Rhode Island Divorce. The Marriage Certificate or Certificate of Marriage that you receive from a religious institution is not sufficient to satisfy the requirements of Rhode Island Law when filing your Rhode Island Divorce complaint. It MUST be the Marriage Certificate that ends up being filed with the State in which you were married. This normally contains vital information about your family history such as your parents names, your maiden name, your date of birth, etc…..
You will also want to read my article regarding the checklist for a Rhode Island Divorce. Having things in order and things ready to go is the best way to get things moving quickly and keep them moving.
Let’s face it, a court is just like any other governmental agency, it runs on paperwork. If you have the right paper and you file it at the right time then you’ve mastered half the battle. Yet if you miss a crucial document that is required by the court and you can be sitting their puzzled trying to figure out what is going on.
Unfortunately there is more to a divorce than forms. Divorce relates to laws that involve taxation, equitable distribution, capital gains, premarital property, tax deductions, placement of children, alimony, child support and much more. . . and without knowing the law that goes with the forms . . . . as well as the timing of those forms . . . then you could be spinning your wheels.
Yet in the end, whether you have a lawyer or not it’s important to have your information, especially your certified copy of your Marriage Certificate, and your other vital information ready for any form that’s needed.
This article is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. You should not take legal action without legal advice from a licensed practitioner who has been fully informed about your specific circumstances.
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