What’s the Difference Between a Contested and Uncontested Divorce? An uncontested divorce is one where the soon-to-be-former spouses settle out of court. A contested divorce occurs when: Yes. A ...

PROVIDENCE – Family Court Chief Judge Michael Forte on Wednesday struck down a father’s challenge to having a magistrate oversee his divorce case, not a judge. Forte rejected James Florio Jr.’s appeal ...

PROVIDENCE – Family Court Chief Judge Michael B. Forte wants magistrates to perform the same duties as judges and preside over and decide contested divorce cases, some of the most emotionally draining ...

Their ranks have included: a former Senate president, the wife of a past House speaker, the sister of the Senate president's one-time chief of staff who is also the daughter of a high-ranked former ...