1) How long does it take to get a Rhode Island divorce?

If all issues concerning divorce, child support, child custody, equitable division of assets, alimony, visitation and other issues are resolved between the parties, the earliest possible date for a nominal divorce in Rhode Island (a nominal divorce is a uncontested divorce in which everything is agreed to) is approximately sixty five to seventy days after the plaintiff files a complaint for divorce. If the matter is set down as uncontested, then an automatic court date, “the Nominal Divorce Hearing”, will be set by the clerk approximately sixty five to seventy days after filing.

In the event that one party does not want to go forward on that seventy day nominal divorce hearing date or if all issues are not resolved between the parties, then the case will not go forward on the nominal date and will be set for additional conferences and potentially the discovery process. The case may eventually culminate with a trial. Contested divorces typically resolve in 6 – 10 months but may take up to a year.

A divorce cannot become final until, at a minimum, ninety days after the parties attend the nominal court hearing. In other words final judgment of divorce in Rhode Island cannot enter until at least 90 days after the nominal divorce hearing. In the event that the parties do not go to court and resolve the matter at the nominal court date, then the divorce could take up to one year or potentially more. It is extremely rare for a divorce to take more then a year.

2) What does a “no fault” divorce mean in Rhode Island?

In some states it is necessary to prove fault grounds in order to obtain a divorce. In Rhode Island, it is not necessary to prove fault grounds in order to obtain an absolute divorce. All you need to do is prove irreconcilable differences in order to get a divorce. Irreconcilable differences can be anything from lack of communication, different goals and aspirations, affairs, domestic violence, arguing, fell out of love or actually anything. In other words, if either party wants to terminate the marriage, then that party can get a divorce in Rhode island so long as the other jurisdictional requirements in Rhode Island are met.

“No fault divorce” does not mean that fault is not significant! Fault can be extremely significant in Rhode Island. If a party can prove that the other party is at fault for the breakup of the marriage, then they can seek a disproportionate share of the marital assets. Fault can also be a factor to determine whether or not a party is entitled to alimony.The following types of behavior could be grounds to obtain more than fifty percent of the marital assets: alcoholism, drug addiction, domestic violence, extramarital affairs (cheating), abusive behavior, gambling, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, financial mismanagement, criminal activity, abandonment, etc.

3) What is the residency requirement to obtain a Rhode Island divorce?

In order to file for divorce in Rhode Island you need to have been a domiciled inhabitant and resident of Rhode Island for one year prior to your filing of the complaint for divorce. If you have not been a domiciled inhabitant and resident of Rhode Island for one year prior to filing your complaint for divorce, you can file based on your husband’s / wife’s residency in Rhode Island for one year prior to the filing. It does not matter if you change your residency or move out of town the next day so long as you were a resident on the date of the divorce filing and for one year prior!

There are exceptions for people stationed in the military who maintain a residency in Rhode Island. Even if you move the day after filing, you still meet the residency requirements in Rhode Island. If you do not qualify to file for divorce in Rhode Island you should look for an attorney in other states that you might qualify to file a divorce. If you live in Rhode Island, but dont meet the residency requirements to file for divorce, there are other types of actions such as a complaint for separate maintenance without filing for divorce that you may be able to file which would allow you to deal with issues concerning property rights and child custody and support issues.

3a) What are the residency requirements at the nominal divorce hearings in order to obtain a Rhode Island divorce.

-It is sufficient, if both parties appear at the nominal court date and testify that at least one of the parties was a domiciled inhabitant and resident of Rhode Island for one year prior to the filing of the complaint for divorce. The Family Court will typically waive the requirement for additional witness if both husband and wife attend the nominal court date and testify that at least one party had the requisite residency as set forth above.

-If only one party attends the nominal court date then you need one of the following in order to obtain a divorce in Rhode Island (a) two additional witnesses in court to testify to the one year residency of the Plaintiff or Defendant (b) one witness in court to testify to the one year residency of the Plaintiff and an affidavit from a different witness attesting to the person’s residency. (This affidavit form can be easily obtained by the clerk of the Rhode Island Family Court.)

If you do not meet these requirements to prove residency in Rhode Island your divorce case may be dismissed or you may be given additional time to obtain the necessary witnesses or affidavit.

4) In Rhode Island family law, does it make a difference who files the divorce first?

It should make no difference which spouse files the divorce when the Family Court determines equitable division of the assets, child support, child custody, visitation, child custody, alimony, etc. However, in the event that a no contact order, restraining order or emergency motion is needed or filed, which party files first can be extremely significant! This is especially true if there is an emergency motion concerning child custody and/or child visitation concerning a child.

Rhode Island Attorneys legal Notice per RI Rules of Professional Responsibility:

The Rhode Island Supreme Court licenses all lawyers in the general practice of law, but does not license or certify any lawyer as an expert or specialist in any field of practice.

You passed your UK theory test, but you failed your practical driving exam. You will have been told that you failed due to a series of minor faults, a major fault or a serious fault. But, what are these faults and how do you learn from them in order to avoid making the same mistakes during your next practical exam?

From minor, to major, to serious…

Over the duration of the practical driving exam a candidate is allowed up to 15 minor faults. Should you exceed this number you will fail the test. When taking your practical exam try to remember your theory test preparation and the theory test exam itself. The knowledge you acquired from practicing and taking the theory test will help you to avoid making minor errors.

Minor errors can develop into major driving faults should other road users be affected by your actions. However, this does depend on the conditions at the time of driving. Serious driving faults are those considered to be events where road users have to take evasive action to avoid collision or in instances where your driving threatens the life of other road users or pedestrians.

Irrespective of how well you drive for the remainder of the practical exam should you commit a major or serious driving fault you will automatically fail the exam.”

To help you avoid making minor errors that can escalate into something more serious, here’s a list of the most common minor driving faults and what you can do avoid making them and ultimately, prevent you from failing the practical driving exam…

#1 – Starting the engine

Ensure that the car is in neutral before starting the engine. It’s not uncommon for the examiner to leave the car in gear to mark whether you observe this. Starting the car whilst it’s in gear causes it to jump forward. Another common error is failing to apply the handbrake correctly meaning the vehicle can roll forward or backwards.”

#2 – Moving away

It’s vital that you carry out all necessary observations before pulling off in order to ensure your way is clear. Failure to observe your surroundings is only considered a minor fault. However, should your failure to look result in an accident or require another road user to take evasive action it will result in exam failure.

#3 – Emergency stop

Stopping the car quickly, but safely, is the key to a successful emergency stop. However, using both the clutch and the foot brake is a common fault committed by most learners. You need to squeeze the brake gently to achieve a prompt stopping time, whilst remaining in control of the vehicle.

Earth shaking could occur due to the selection of reasons; but the majority of common cause connected with this tremble is movement around a fault. That can be like cracks from some large waves transfers which travel your road. When this waves on, you feel every thing including house, road, street and building trembled.

An unpredicted motion within the earth’s floor could be described as a powerful quake. Whenever the land that is within the world’s exterior move abruptly with connection to the fault around the separated line, as a result of vibration, an earthquake occurs. The tremendous amount involving energy that creates earthquake will be produced with the shape of shaking and rumbling. These types of land that swells are usually named as the fault. The source of the quake is named as focus, while all the point right above it, upon the floor on the earth is named the epicenter. Because of any rumbling close to the place of beginning, the degree of destruction is larger close to the epicenter. The branch of experience which deals with the research of quake is named seismology. The experts which examined ground waves are called seismologists. To become aware, analysts are to build alerts about locations the place where almost all quake show up.

They can occur because of earth surface system in the globe. These continuously rub towards each other. Often they can end up getting attached and build up a lot of energy in strain. Any energy will get discharged within the vibrations. Presently there are actually force that will create earthquakes sometimes. Most of these are moving constantly. At times with the rubbing, these end up with energy trapped similar to upon the fracture. The actual force are generated until these quickly break free. That triggers land waves. They consist of primary waves (that are generally more quickly and also hence come primary) plus second waves (which are slower and hence come second). Major waves make an upward movement thus these do not lead to a lot destruction considering that complexes are straight. Second surf causes the most damage simply because they are simply lateral motions.

The strength goes to the outside via the crack line on many directions within the shape of earth fault such as this type of water waves round on a pond or lake. That shaking waves shake the world as they proceed through it, plus when this surf reach all the world’s exterior, they shake the soil and anything upon this, including our residences as well as us!

Atomic bombs ignited below the ground cause tiny local quake, which might often be sensed by just folks standing up in a few kilometers of this check resource site. The shaking triggered by nuclear bombs is very small in contrast to pure earthquake; however these have the exceptional sounds, plus their own area could be dangerous.

The coast is from Europe, America onto Asia, all the fault is the reaction of the plate tectonics that moved underground as a result from the stones at any number plates reduced in underground. Within all the scientific tools with all those options, earthquake results from motion along fault lines are the most exact answer.

Whose fault was the killings at Columbine High School?  And how can we help our children resist bullies, not become bullies themselves and thrive after horrible killings?

Next week will be the tenth anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School.  A recent book by Peter Langman, “Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters,” analyzes the killers in this and other shootings.  Already the media is gearing up for an analytic retrospective.  There will be an orgy of hand-wringing and finger-pointing.

Seven of the most common targets of blame are:

1. It was the bullies’ fault.  Had they not pushed Harris and Klebolt over the edge, the boys would have remained good citizens.
2. It was the fault of the parents of the bullies.  They didn’t stop their children from abusing Harris and Klebolt.
3. It was the school’s fault.  Had the principal stopped the bullying of Harris and Klebolt, they would not have turned into killers.
4. It was the fault of the parents of the killers.  Had they raised their kids better, they wouldn’t have become killers.  Had they seen what their children had become, they would have had them incarcerated or committed.
5. It was the fault of Harris and Klebolt.  They were psychopathic, psychotic killers who twisted and resisted every attempt to help or to stop them.
6. It was the fault of a society that is violent and corrupt.  Had the teenagers’ minds not been filled with violent images, they would have been peaceful.
7. It was the fault of a society that has lost its connection with God.  If our society was more God-fearing, the boys would have grown up with good morals and not have turned into killers.

Typically, we approach problems with the scientific method: determine what went wrong, fix the bad part and the system will run effectively.  That method works well on purely physical material – billiard balls, cars, sending spaceships to the moon – but it is totally misleading when applied to the living world, especially to humans.  I’m not the first to say this.  Blaise Pascal said it 400 years ago.  He was right.

Looking to blame and then fix one part of human life is the wrong way to go.  It leads us to think that we can isolate one or a few causes and fix them.  It leads us to think we can easily fix the school system or our society and then there will be no abuse or crazy killers and no massacres.

Of course, we don’t want kids to bully other kids.  And we need laws to force principals to stop bullying at their schools and also to protect good principals from suits brought against them by parents wanting to protect their bullying children.  And we want to recognize and rehabilitate kids with criminal tendencies sooner.  And we want a society that is more clear and consistent about not massacring other citizens.   And we want a society with more ethical and moral citizens.

Our efforts to change our school and legal system are necessary, useful and laudable, but they are not a solution that will prevent future massacres.

Face reality.  Bullies, psychopaths and killers are like the weather – they’ve always been with us and always will be.  We can’t change the weather any more than we can completely prevent massacres and tragedies.  Assigning blame won’t change that.  The way we deal with the inevitable changes in the weather or the next blizzard that will hit Denver in April or May is to prepare ourselves so we’re not caught off guard or helpless.

The useful question for us is how we prepare our children and teenagers for a world in which they will face crazy, violent people.  One of our tasks is to teach our children not to use bullying tactics to make themselves feel good or to get what they want.  Another task is to teach them to be resilient in the face of bullying and how to stop bullies in their tracks.  Obviously, Harris and Klebolt never learned this.

The hardest task for parents is to recognize when our children have gone bad and to do something about it.  It would be asking a lot to expect parents to say, “My kid is crazy and might go on a killing spree.  Please lock him up.”  It would also be asking a lot for school administrators to say the same.  Yet that is exactly what we want to ask of Harris and Klebolt’s parents.  And also what we must ask of ourselves.

Answering these difficult questions will help us teach our children better than hand wringing or assigning blame.

The insurance world categorizes both houseboats and yachts in a similar class. It is because of this that coverage pricing as well as insuring conditions are much the same. The key difference between houseboats and yachts are the following factors: the houseboat's production makes it more challenging to ride the waters and it is not as capable to navigate the rough sea as the yacht.

Houseboat and its counterpart yacht insurance coverage is centered around the boatman's navigational past experience, the boats use, the season in which it is being on the waters and the parallel insurance rates that match the navigational area it is being used in.

In general, after relevant insurance deductibles are paid, this form of insurance covers various things.

Hull Coverage
This insurance deals with the actual physical damage that the body of the boat incurs, incorporating the ship trailers, equipment, and motor and watercraft fittings. Hull coverage does not cover the following exclusions:

• Wear and tear of the boat
• Anything on the boat that is damaged as a result of a deficiency in maintenance

Personal Effects Coverage
This insurance covers the boater's personal effects. Things like apparel, cell phones, I-pods, sports and fishing equipment and so on are protected under this type of policy.

Liability Coverage
The same way car insurance includes liability that covers an at-fault accident, liability coverage for the houseboat and yacht protects against an at-fault boat accident. This coverage pays for boat repairing or boat replacement as a result of a boat collision that is your fault. It also covers medical care, lost wages and any other costs that come up as a result of an accident that you are responsible for.

Medical Payments Coverage
The Medical Payments coverage takes care of any medical care costs that arise due to a boat accident. Included in the coverage are: the insured, boat passengers, and water skiers. The good thing about this form of coverage is that it protects, regardless of who it is that is at fault for the accident.

Uninsured Boaters Coverage
We all know that auto insurance is obligatory. In the case of boat insurance, however, there is no legal obligation to carry related coverage. In the event, you are involved in a boat accident where the other party is at fault but is uninsured or underinsured, the uninsured boaters coverage protects you by paying for medical care and lost wages, as well as other expenditures caused by the collision.

>> What Can the MicroMapper Help You Do?

Fluke’s MicroMapper is a hand-held cable tester that enables network professionals to quickly and easily verify the integrity of Ethernet twisted pair cables.

In one step, the MicroMapper can test twisted pair cabling for opens, shorts, reversed, crossed, and split pairs.

You need to slide the switch to the “Cable” position, press the “TEST” button and the MicroMapper will then automatically scan for any existing faults in your cable.

You can use the remote unit for one-person testing of installed cabling. It also has a tone generator function which can be used with the MicroProbe cable tracer to trace cables and locate cables hidden in ceilings, walls, floors, and bundles.

Here is the full list of what the MicroMapper can help you do.

1. Tests for wiring faults and detects opens, shorts, crossed, reversed, and split pairs. (Split pair fault detection requires a minimum cable length of 15.75″ (40cm))

2. Verifies shield integrity

3. MicroMapper’s Remote Identifier enables one person to test installed cabling

4. Easy to read fault display and high speed testing

5. Generation of two tones for tracing cables and locating hidden cables

6. Debug-mode for detailed fault identification results

7. Auto-sleep mode to decrease power consumption

>> What Are on the MicroMapper Unit?

The Fluke MicroMapper has a very well designed user interface for easy operation. You can use the series of LED light to verify your testing result.

1. Pair and Shield indicator LEDs

2. Toner LED

3. “TEST” button

4. REMOTE Adapter with RJ45 jack

5. RJ45 jack for the main unit

6. Off/Cable/Toner Switch

7. Fault LEDs

8. Low Battery LED

>> How to Use Fluke MicroMapper?

1. How to Use MicroMapper’s Toner Operation

a) Slide the switch on the right side of MicroMapper to the “Toner” position

b) Connect the cable to the MicroMapper’s RJ45 jack. (To send a tone into a patch panel, connect one end of the included patch cord to the MicroMapper’s RJ45 jack and the other end to a jack on the panel.)

c) To generate tone 1, press and quickly release the “TEST” button.

d) To generate tone 2, press and hold the “TEST” button for two seconds.

e) Use the MicroProbe to trace the connected cable. The signal reception is strongest near the cable under test.

f) Slide the switch on the right side to the “OFF” position to discontinue the tone. (Always power the unit off to prevent battery drain.)

2. How to Use MicroMapper Test

a) Slide the switch on the right side to the “Cable” position to turn MicroMapper on.

b) Connect one end of the cable to be tested on the MicroMapper’s RJ45 jack.

c) Connect the other end of the cable to the MicroMapper Remote’s RJ45 jack.

d) Press the “TEST” button to view the results.

e) The horizontal LEDs indicate the cable’s integrity status.

Green: Pair or Shield is good

Green Flashing: Pair or Shield is faulty

No Light: Pair is open or cable is not shielded

The vertical LEDs indicate the wiring faults and a low battery status. Wiring faults are: SHORT, REVERSED, MISWIRE, SPLIT PAIRS.

f) To find out a fault on a specific pair, use MicroMapper’s diagnostic feature

g) Press and hold “TEST” button for more than 2 seconds.

MicroMapper will scan each pair and the shield pausing and flashing each green LED separately. If a faulty pair is detected, the corresponding fault status will blink in red.

Common heating faults for Y and S plan layouts.

There are a wide range of common faults that occur on heating systems, some more specific to particular component manufacturers than others. You will need an electrical test meter to carry out these tests.

If you boiler has stopped completely then check the fuse to see if there's power going to the unit. If there is power then you need to check whether the controls that link to the boiler are 'on'.

Check that your programmer is set in the 'on' position. Check that the boiler is being sent a 'demand' signal, known as 'switched live', SWL for short. If this is present then the boiler should be firing up. If there is a fault light on the boiler check the manufacturers instructions to see if there's anything obvious to check. After that you should instruct a gas safe engineer to analyze the problem further.

If there's no SWL signal at the boiler then the fault lies in the control valves or thermostats controlling them.

For 'S' plan systems the 2 port brown wires should have demand for each function. If it doesn't then the problem is most likely to be the thermostat. If there is demand on the 2 port valve but no output then most likely the 2 port valve is faulty and needs to be replaced.

For Y plan systems check that the 3 port valve has a live signal on the gray wire when Hot water is 'off'. Then check that SWL goes live when you have hot water on and the cylinder thermostat requesting heat.

A common fault with 3 port valves is that the central heating comes on when the hot water only is selected and this is often because of incorrect wiring of the hot water off cable.

This information applies specifically to the Samsung RS21 range of Fridge Freezers. These are the most popular of the Samsung range of Side-by-Side fridge freezers currently in use in the UK today.

The RS21 range of models have a common fault symptom affecting the fridge section only. If, like many other owners of this model, you are finding that the fridge is getting too warm, just follow these simple directions and within seconds you will know the cause of this fault.

All models of Samsung Fridge Freezers including the RS21 range, have a clever self diagnosis facility built into the control module of each appliance. This self diagnosis facility is easily accessed by making use of the control panel on the front of the freezer door. This panel consists of four buttons and two separate digital temperature displays (one showing the temperature of the freezer compartment and the other showing the temperature of the fridge compartment).

Press the two top buttons of the control panel, holding them both down together for eight seconds. After the eight seconds, you will hear a regular ‘pinging’ sound. Keep holding the two buttons for one more second, and then release both buttons.

Now look carefully at the digital fridge temperature display (the right-hand pair of numbers) which is immediately below the two buttons that were being pressed. If there is a fault with the fridge section, you will see that one of the lines (that would normally make up the number on the display) is flashing. As an example of this, if the lowest horizontal one is flashing, it is indicating that the fridge fan motor has failed.

The fault mentioned above is probably the most common one that occurs, and the fault can be easily and safely repaired yourself without the need of an engineer. Spare parts for these Samsung models are available at reasonable prices. If you find that a different line is flashing on the digital temperature display, it will mean that there is a different cause of the fault.

If instead the freezer is faulty, one of lines of the digital temperature display for the freezer (the left-hand pair of numbers) will be flashing. Again, each specific line of the freezer digital temperature display represents a different freezer fault.

Please note that whenever the fridge freezer has been unplugged from the electrical power supply, the self diagnosis information, discussed above, will be deleted. Don’t worry though, just plug it in again and wait for the fault to show itself again. This usually happens within about twelve hours.

Whenever you do this test, after a short time (about thirty seconds) the control panel will automatically come out of this self diagnosis mode and go back to the normal operation mode.

Divorce can be fault-based or no-fault. Fault-based is if one of the parties did something which becomes a reason to break-up a marriage. These may include abuse, addiction, and adultery. No-fault divorce, on the other hand, is when no one is to be blame but both agree to end up their relationship.

Why Couples File For A Divorce

Lack of Commitment – Most couples said that this is the main reason that their marriage did not work out. Based on a survey, 62% of exes said they wished their spouse should have worked harder to stay married.

Too Much Arguing – Among the main reasons argument can perpetuate is because you are not appreciating, understanding, or perhaps even validating the perspective of your partner. It is advisable that you appreciate a reality that is different from your own. This is a great way of de-escalating conflicts and figuring out the best solutions.

Infidelity – Cheating will certainly play a very significant role in divorce. Experts say that infidelity usually starts as a seemingly innocent friendship. It will oftentimes begin as an emotional affair, then after some time, it will become a physical affair.

Marrying At A Young Age – Most couples agree that age was a factor in the dissolution of their marriage. In fact, studies show that nearly half of teenage marriages fail.

Unrealistic Expectations – A very important development task that couples must do is to start to allow as well as appreciate the differences that are starting to show up. Those who can navigate this with flexibility will certainly tend to do much better.

Lack of Equality – Most divorces are caused by inequality. If one party feels that an unfair amount of responsibility is placed on him or her, the relationship could be in danger.

Lack of Preparation – Marriage do not usually work out if couples were not yet ready to get into such kind of relationship when they got married. Be reminded that with lack of marital preparation, the union can be filled with problems and struggles. Counseling can actually help them make sure that they are emotionally prepared to handle such kind of union.

Abuse – Splits happen due to domestic violence. Experts say that such process can be more complicated for victims of abuse. Making sure that you are safe before filing for a divorce is very important. It is also advised that must let the people close to you aware of the potential dangers that might come from announcing a divorce. It would be wise to get legal advice.

Indeed, there are lots of factors which are associated with a higher risk for a divorce. More information mentioned here .

The article deals with the necessary information regarding the types of faults and the causes of faults occur in underground cables. It also deals with the detection, localization and rectification of the faults.

CABLE FAULTS – DETECTION & LOCALIZATION
On analysis it has been found that about 70% of the external faults are noted as under cable faults so the efficiency of the maintenance of external plants largely depends on the proper planning, execution, constructional practices and maintenance of cable network ie the primary, secondary and distribution cables, cabinets, pillars, DPs etc. Moreover one cable fault usually effects a large number of circuits even upto 3600 circuits. So proper care and vigilance on the cable network is of utmost importance.

THE GENERAL TYPES OF CABLE FAULTS: –

(A) Earth fault When the insulation between the earth and the conductor in the cable becomes very low.

(b) Low insulation fault . :: When the insulation between conductors in the cable or between the pairs or between pair and earth falls below a prescribed limit (normally 0.5 meg ohm) This may be due to entry of moisture or due to failure of wire insulation.

(c) Disconnection Fault :: When the Conductor is cut then the fault is called break fault or is called High Resistance fault when High Resistance is introduced in the circuit.

(d) Short Circuit Fault :: When the resistance between the wires or between the conductors becomes very low even without any loop in the circuit on the pairs. This is also called contact fault.
pressure in the cable signifies the sheath fault in the cable and hence the whole cable drum should be sent back to the manufacturer. Proper laying can prevent a large number of the aforesaid reasons. Joint is the weakest portion in the length of the cables. So proper and utmost care should be taken at the time of jointing by using standard type and quantity of jointing material and employing efficient workmen.

Any how cable faults cannot be totally avoided and any of the above faults or a number of faults together may crop up due to any reason. The effect of the fault is either disconnection of communication or impairment or transmitted signals