If you are facing a divorce and have children, you are likely concerned about how the divorce will affect them. This is a common question among divorcing parents, and experts have a lot to say on the subject.There are many different ways that children cope with a...
North Carolina Family Law Blog
Gray divorces and splitting assets
According to data from the Pew Research Center, older couples in North Carolina and the rest of the United States have been getting divorced at a rate that is twice what it was in the 1900s. People over the age of 50 and who are near retirement will find it...
These assets are commonly neglected in divorce settlements
When you are getting divorced, one of the main things you go through is the property division process. This may be the most significant and consequential aspect of your divorce.You are probably prepared to divide the following assets:The family homeCarsBoatsBank...
Financial discord could lead to divorce
In North Carolina and around the country, financial difficulties continue to be one of the leading causes of divorce. One may think that only low-income earners are prone to money problems, but professional couples earning substantial wages can have financial issues...
Divorce can have a major impact on retirement
While many North Carolina spouses going through divorce may be aware that the separation process can have an impact on their immediate finances, the effects may actually be more long term. Depending on how close one is to retirement, for example, their preretirement...
Finalize divorces prior to 2019 to save money
Starting in 2019, the way high net worth couples get divorced will change. The tax law changes make the way people in this income group settled divorces in the past look very different. Instead of getting the divorce subsidy, North Carolina couples that finalize their...
Recognizing the different forms of spousal abuse
Like many marriages in North Carolina, yours is not as happy as it used to be. In fact, you are miserable and wonder if your spouse is abusive. Although your spouse has never struck or physically attacked you, you feel as if your spouse’s words and actions have...
Keeping a house could help a divorcee plan for the future
Divorce divides assets accumulated during a marriage so it comes as no surprise that divorced people may be less prepared for retirement than those who were never married or who stayed married. However, North Carolina women who remain single after a divorce may be...
Reasons for legal restrictions imposed during divorce
People in North Carolina might view divorce as a pathway to emotional or personal freedom, but the process places both spouses under legal scrutiny. Soon-to-be exes often experience surprise when they learn that the law limits what they can do with their money or...
Methods spouses use to hide property
Feeling as if your spouse is hiding money or assets from you can prove quite unnerving, and so, too, can losing trust in the person with whom you have shared a bed for some time now. Unfortunately, both situations are common among married couples, about half of whom...
