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Family Court Observation

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I visited Family Court in Providence on October 13, 2015 during the afternoon. The morning prior, I called the Clerk’s Office in order to ensure that there would be at least one case for me to observe around 1:00 PM. Although the woman on the phone was somewhat rude and condescending, she assured me that this was an appropriate time to go. Unfortunately, when I arrived, I was informed that all courtrooms were on a recess for lunch and would not resume until 2:00. Slightly frustrated, I sat down on the fifth floor and kept busy until it was time to go inside. While waiting, I noticed numerous people running out of the courtrooms crying and somewhat yelling due to the emotional content that was going to be discussed during their case. This was …show more content…

It was decided that the mother would have primary custody of him, but the father would be allowed to see him on mutually-designated days, generally once or twice per week. However, the man, who was the prosecution, claimed his ex-wife was denying him the visitation for a multitude of reasons, including him being late as he had just worked an overnight shift and was forced to stay for extra time, not waiting long enough for her to show up when she herself was not on time, or simply just refusing to comply with the rules. This really frustrated the man, as he claimed to be following the agreement to the best of ability. Eventually, because there were so many issues arising, they chose to meet at the Pawtucket police station in case a hostile or dangerous situation arose. However, the ex-wife had a different story to tell. She said she always allowed visitation, except in rare circumstances that were out of her control, such as when her ex-husband was late and she had to get to work herself. In addition, she claimed he was very disrespectful towards her and threatened to take their son away for a variety of reasons. Unfortunately, I could not stay to see how the hearing played out, but it was very difficult for me to side with a specific person. Both had very strong opinions and reasons to back them up, but it was unclear if one specific person was truly at fault or if it were

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