There has been an emerging trend toward shared child custody arrangements for divorced parents. Historically, North Carolina family courts would most often award primary physical custody to the mother, with the father being given visitation rights on weekends or...
North Carolina parents who are going through a divorce could consider the concept of nesting for reducing the disturbance to the lives of their children, at least in the near term. A nesting arrangement allows children to continue to live in the family home, and the...
North Carolina parents who are embroiled in child custody disputes sometimes wonder if they are allowed to block their children's other parents from communicating with them via email, text message or social media. Technological advances have helped noncustodial...
North Carolina parents who are going through a divorce may also need to make a decision about child custody and visitation. If parents cannot agree, then the decision will have to be made by a judge. A judge decides who will be the better parent and what is in the...
Custody is always a concern for parents who are going through a divorce, but it may be an even bigger issue if you or your spouse travels frequently. Whether you do so for your job or other circumstances, it may have an impact on custody arrangements.There are a few...
Although divorce is fairly common today, when a North Carolina child's parents split up, it can still be a very difficult experience. Studies have shown that divorces can have lasting emotional effects on children, but there are ways that parents can help make the...
A father in North Carolina has the right to seek visitation and custody rights regardless of whether he was married to his child's mother. However, paternity must be officially established before an unmarried father can assert his parental rights. If paternity is not...
When a child is born to unmarried parents in North Carolina, one or both parents may seek to have the child legitimized. This will result in both parents having the same rights and obligations as if the child had been born to them in wedlock. This means that both...
Myths abound when it comes to child custody cases in North Carolina and throughout the U.S. One common misconception is that a parent deemed to have committed domestic violence will automatically be precluded from obtaining child custody. The legal reality is that...
Like most other states, North Carolina adopted the Uniform Child Custody Act. This essentially means that the state recognizes joint custody and in some cases takes into account the wishes of the child when it comes to custody and visitation. The two types of custody...