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...
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...
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...
Old marriage vows include the phrase "until death do us part," but life can go on after a marriage is over. Even when those words were more popular, there were already ways to end a marriage in the eyes of the law or religious authorities. Fortunately, it is easier...
The last thing you and your future former spouse want to do right now is play nice with each other, but you don't necessarily want to argue either. You just want the divorce process to end and to get on with your life.However, if you have children, you will need to...
Even if people think a certain action is a good idea, they may have a hard time doing it. For some North Carolina residents, it may be a matter of procrastination, but for others, it may be about a lack of information on how to start a certain venture. For example,...
The current coronavirus pandemic has changed our everyday lives at a fundamental level. We shop differently. We socialize differently. We do our best to reduce contact with those who are not in our households to help fight against the spread of this dangerous...
Laws can break families apart. Although family courts must act in the best interests of children and others who cannot speak for themselves, laws can seem coldly deferential to parents and other concerned parties. That is why lawyers must sometimes work to keep...
Some spouses end up feeling a little awkward putting all of their possessions in a shared home with a husband or wife. Little disagreements can arise over the smallest things. But that is often nothing to what can happen when people disagree how to divide all of their...
When parents go through a divorce, one of their main concerns is making sure their children have what they need during this time of transition. For many kids, what they need is regular access to both parents and a sense of security and stability. This can come with a...