Once a divorce is finalized, a person is free to embark on that long-awaited new chapter in their life, meaning they're ready to finally start calling their new place home and adapt to life on their own.While this is an exhilarating prospect, it can also prove to be...
One of the very real concerns for newly divorced parents awarded primary physical custody of their children is whether they'll be able to make ends meet now that they are essentially a single-income household. While spousal support can help with some of this unease,...
Prenuptial agreements (also known as "premarital agreements" or simply "prenups") often get a bad rap. They are sometimes seen as a way for a much wealthier spouse to unfairly shield assets from a poorer spouse in the event of a divorce. In this way they are viewed...
If asked to identify the age groups perhaps most susceptible to divorce, there's a very good chance that people would identify either young couples or middle-aged couples.While this makes sense when you consider how the relative immaturity of younger couples could...
When it comes to the issue of property division, divorcing spouses are frequently willing and able to work toward mutually acceptable solutions. However, there is at least one marital asset that can prove problematic for even those couples on the best of terms: the...
As we discussed in a previous post, the law here in North Carolina dictates that a divorce cannot be secured unless 1) one spouse has lived in the state for at least six months and 2) the spouses have been separated for at least 12 months.Regarding this second point,...
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