If you have been thinking about divorce for a long time, it may feel like the days or weeks leading up to the end of the process may last forever. No one wants an extra delay thrown in unless it results in a better or more amicable split of property or child custody.
Prenuptial agreements can halt disagreements before they start
When a marriage is just getting started in a haze of love and affection, it's hard to picture any trouble. But feelings can change over time. Even people who still have warm feelings for each other can decide to call it quits. What can make the separation harder? It often comes down to the division of property.
Are child custody issues the cause of your child's tummy ache?
Like all good parents in North Carolina and beyond, your children's best interest is your highest priority. You've no doubt experienced times in your parenting journey where you've had to make decisions that you knew were not going to make your kids happy, but you were doing it because you knew it was best for them. Children sometimes get upset about the decisions their parents make, although most come to understand why such decisions occurred as they grow in maturity and life experience.
What does family court rule on in North Carolina?
If it's time to go to family court, there may be a problem in your family. These things happen all the time, and no one should feel fear or shame inside a family courtroom. This goes double for children, who are almost always there due to circumstances out of their control.
How do I prepare for a child custody case?
While many child custody cases and other results of divorce or separation are on hold, plaintiffs and defendants are taking some extra time to prepare their cases. For one thing, smart plaintiffs and defendants going into a child custody case should know what those terms mean.
A spouse's own property stays that way in a divorce
Earlier in history, many people may have stuck it out in a bad marriage because they did not want to lose prized possessions in a divorce. This was especially true if the stakes included a family estate or a great amount of treasure that one hoped to pass to one's children. Although some people still think this way, the laws of North Carolina and many other states are far more modern now.
