Rhode Island lawyer David Slepkow has extensive experience representing clients involved in multi-state child custody, divorce and child support litigation. He also represents many out of state family law Clients. David works with out of state clients to provide them with the same high level of service and exceptional results that he provides to his RI based clients.
RI Family Court attorney representing the military

David Slepkow represents clients from across the United Sates. Numerous litigants seeking a divorce in RI, are in active duty military service. Many litigants are international clients and clients from across the United States. David has extensive interstate child custody and visitation experience. David has represented many clients in the United States Army, Navy, Air force, Merchant Marines, National Guard and / or Marines.
Multi-state custody and family law litigation
David Slepkow will take the necessary actions to resolve a custody, child support or family law matter without requiring his out of state or international clients to attend court. In many cases, David is able to arrange a telephonic custody or child support hearing. This allows his clients who reside in other states or countries to be able to testify in Providence Family Court Hearing without the expense and hassle of attending Family Court in RI.
UCCJEA and PKPA | multi-state laws
David has in depth and extensive experience resolving custody cases involving the Uniform Child Custody and Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA). Read the Rhode Island UCCJEA Here: CHAPTER 15-14.1 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
David also has experience representing clients in:
- Multi State Child Support Issues involving contempt,
- child support liens,
- child support modification,
- Child Support Terminations,
- College and Daycare Issues,
- Motions to modify Child Support,
- License Suspensions as a result of Child Support Arrears,
- Motions to determine arrears
Multi-state child custody and child support Cases
David has represented clients in multi-state child custody and child support Cases involving Rhode Island and the following states: Florida, California, Utah, Texas, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Colorado and other states.
David has represented many clients who no longer reside in Rhode Island but are in the process of obtaining a divorce in Rhode Island. David has also handled Dozens of visitation cases involving children residing in Rhode Island who visit with parents in other states. David also has extensive experience in relocation cases in which one parent seeks to permanently change the residency of a child and relocate of Rhode Island and the other parent seeks to oppose the relocation.
The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)
UIFSA is the uniform law adopted by states to establish and enforce child support orders across state lines. The Uniform Family Support Act assures that child support orders are fully recognized as well as enforced in other states. This prevents parents from evading child support obligations by moving out of state. UIFSA also clarifies and simplifies the process for establishing paternity and enforcing child support orders when more than 1 state is involved. UIFSA helps establish jurisdiction to establish a support obligation or modify it. UIFSA permits states to enforce child support orders made in other states. This makes it more simple to collect child support payments across state lines.
David is very accommodating to his out of state clients. David has represented many clients who he never actually met in person. David communicates with his out if state and international clients via email, fax, federal express, instant message and phone.
Multi-state Custody issues typically involve the UCCJEA. The UCCJEA has been adopted in almost every state and the District of Columbia, Guam and the US Virgin Islands. The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act (“UCCJEA”) is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1997.