It is not at all uncommon for children, especially adolescents, to harbor ill feelings toward one or both parents after a North Carolina divorce. Some children even refuse to obey the custody order, saying they will not visit the other parent. However, it is the...
Family Law
How North Carolina determines child custody
When parents divorce, they must arrive at a custody arrangement that serves the best interest of their children. When the relationship is contentious and they are unable to come to a parenting agreement, the North Carolina court will make a custody determination. The...
Requesting child support in North Carolina
North Carolina law helps ensure that children receive emotional and financial support from both parents. Child Support Services helps parents who need to request a court order for child support, enforce an existing order and/or establish paternity. If your marriage...
How can you create a reasonable visitation schedule?
After your North Carolina divorce, one of the most important issues to cover is child custody and visitation. Do you ever wonder what an appropriate visitation schedule looks like? It can help to know the standards behind visitation schedules before modeling your own...
Relocation, estrangement and divorce
Marriages are sometimes brought to an end abruptly, without very much warning. On the other hand, some people file for a divorce after months or even years of anticipating the end of their marriage. For example, some couples live apart for an extended period of time,...
When your spouse harasses you before divorce
There are different challenges that couples may have to work through when it comes to the end of their marriage. Some couples may have challenges related to their current financial circumstances or their financial future (child support, alimony and employment issues),...
When someone cannot recover from a spouse’s infidelity
Sometimes, when a spouse is unfaithful, they are able to regain their partner’s trust and move forward to work things out in their marriage. Often, however, this is not the case, and many relationships have been permanently destroyed as a result of someone’s affair....
Missing child support can disrupt your life in many ways
Often, some of the most contentious aspects of a couple’s divorce involve their children. Aside from the many challenges that can surface as a result of child custody issues, other legal matters involving kids can be very difficult to deal with as well—even years...
Protecting yourself from false domestic violence accusations
There are a lot of legal topics to consider when it comes to domestic violence cases, and every single one is different. Sometimes, people are accused of this offense even though they are completely innocent. These cases can be especially disruptive and have caused...
Reviewing some consequences of domestic violence cases
From petty theft to traffic violations, people are accused of many different types of wrongdoing. However, domestic violence is one of the most serious charges one can face for many reasons. Not only can these cases bring on many different penalties from a legal...

