About
Lawyer Whitney R. Anderson practices law in Rhode Island, with a number one awareness on Family Law, focusing inside the regions of divorce litigation, criminal separation, adoption, child custody, visitation, and relocation problems, infant help enforcement, equitable department of marital assets and associated complicated financial subjects, retirement assets and Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO), prenuptial agreements (prenup) and marital settlement agreements (MSA), in addition to home abuse court cases and restraining order petitions initiated within the Rhode Island Family Court.
In addition to her personal employment at Updegrove Law, Whitney is the Assistant Solicitor for Law Enforcement for the City of Newport, as function she has held considering her appointment in June, 2016. In Whitney s potential as Assistant Solicitor, she acts as the District Court city prosecutor for criminal misdemeanor arrests in the town of Newport. These criminal costs encompass, however are not restricted to, DUIs, Domestic Assaults, Vandalism, Disorderly Conduct, and Larceny under $1,500. Whitney also acts as the Newport Municipal Court prosecutor for civil violations of the Newport city ordinances, zoning codes and noise violations, Newport harbor ordinances and mooring forfeitures, in addition to civil traffic violations.
Whitney is a graduate of Fairfield University (B.A. 2009) and New York Law School (J.D. 2012). Whitney is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association’s Family Court Bench Bar Committee, Ethics and Professionalism Committee, and Technology inside the Practice Committee, as well as a member of the Edward P. Gallogly Family Court Inn of Court.
Whitney is a graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy s week-lengthy intensive Family Law Trial Advocacy Program held in Boulder, Colorado, and prides herself on being an experienced litigator and negotiator.
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Legal Issues
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father s Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- DUI & DWI
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship, Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Adoption
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Child Visitation and Parenting Plans
- Equitable Distribution
Costs
Certificates
Languages
Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
- Associate Lawyer
Updegrove Law, Ltd.
2013 - Legal Intern
Kristine S. Trocki, Lawyer and Counsellor at Law, LLC
2013 - Summer Intern
Greater Providence Board of REALTORS
2011 - Summer Intern
Kenty County Lawyer General s Office
2010 - Summer Intern
Newport County Public Defender s Office
2009 - Summer Intern
Kent County Clerk s Office
2008
Educations
Graduation year: 2009
Graduation year: 2005
