If you are preparing to go through a divorce, you may have visions of a long, drawn-out court battle wrought with emotion, conflict and considerable expense. Divorcing couples who do not have particularly acrimonious relationships with one another may have an...
People in North Carolina who are getting married might want to consider creating a prenuptial agreement, particularly if there are special circumstances. For example, if one of them has significant assets that they are bringing into the marriage, they might want to...
U.S. non-custodial parents paid in excess of $32 billion in child support during the 2015 fiscal year through the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement. These amounts were applied to the expenses incurred by custodial parents in North Carolina and around the...
Matters pertaining to child custody can be some of the most disputed issues during a divorce. The same can be said for issues pertaining to what should happen to the frozen embryos of estranged North Carolina couples who have been involved in vitro...
If you are going through or have ever been through a divorce, you know it is never an easy or emotionless process. Separating from someone and the life you have come to know has the capacity to throw your entire world into a tailspin, and it may seem hard to see the...
A North Carolina couple engaged in a high-asset divorce must decide how to deal with their primary residence. Even if they successfully agree on other aspects of property division, making a decision about the house they have shared can bring up difficult emotions and...
The estate tax law states that every dollar over the $1 million mark on the valuation of an estate is taxed at 55 percent. This is the federal rate and states might even add their own death tax on top of it. Anyone concerned with their ability to pass down their...
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...
While a prenuptial agreement is intended to determine whether you or your partner have rights to certain assets in the event the marriage ends, the postnuptial agreement does the same but with one key difference. A postnuptial agreement is created after your marriage...
North Carolina parents who are divorcing should put their children's needs ahead of their own. While it is important for people to take care of themselves, handling their children's needs is more important. When parents put their children ahead of themselves, their...