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When you are going through a divorce, you must make financial choices. How will you equitably divide your marital property? How much child support will be paid and to whom? Will there be alimony, and if so, how much? As you work with your attorney to negotiate a...
When you’re going through a divorce, it can seem like everything is difficult. Your divorcing spouse is difficult. The decisions you have to make are frustrating and time-consuming, and they will affect your life for a long time to come. What about custody of your...
If you’re getting a divorce and you have children, you will have to learn how to raise children in a co-parenting relationship. It’s important to remember that most kids do best when they have solid, ongoing relationships with both of their parents and their extended...
If you’ve ever been in a crash with a large commercial truck, you know how terrifying it can be. All that mass – 10,000 pounds or more – coming straight at you. There is often nothing you can do but try to avoid the worst of it. Unfortunately, large trucks (those with...
In North Carolina, both parents are required to support their children. A child support order is just that – a court order – and it must be followed even by those who are having trouble paying. Instead of failing to pay, people with genuine financial troubles should...
If you are experiencing domestic violence, you need support. If you are in immediate danger, call 911. In North Carolina, domestic violence is defined essentially as a pattern of behavior within an intimate relationship that is intended to gain power and control over...
If you’re divorcing and own a business, it might be tough to decide how you want to divide it. Usually, you have a few options. You could sell the business. One person could keep the business. Alternatively, you could both continue to run the business together....
It’s nearly that time of year again. School is winding down, spring break is over, and kids start longing for summer vacation. What are your plans for summer vacation? Long days around the lake or pool? A vacation elsewhere, now that the pandemic is easing? Whatever...
If you are convicted of a drug crime, even a low-level, nonviolent offense such as possession, you could face fines and imprisonment, along with other judicial consequences like court fees and court-ordered drug treatment. Those are only the short-term, immediate...
In a divorce, there are many important decisions to be made. Decisions about property division, alimony, child support, child custody, and parenting time cannot be made without true information. When a divorcing spouse suspects that there may have been...
