October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
In October 1987, the first Domestic Violence Awareness Month was observed. That same year the first national toll-free hotline was begun. In 1989 the first Domestic Violence Awareness Month...
View ArticleWhat Happens to Your Home During Divorce?
One of the primary issues when couples separate or divorce is who, if anyone, gets the marital home. In North Carolina, this process by which property is divided is called equitable distribution, and...
View ArticleWho Pays the Attorney’s Fees in a Divorce Case?
In North Carolina, there are only a few ways to make one side pay for the other party’s attorney’s fees in family law cases. First, if the parties reach an agreement, either in a Separation Agreement...
View ArticlePrenuptial Agreement Resources
Yesterday, the North Carolina Family Law Blog was named one of the top family law blogs in the nation by http://www.createaprenup.com, a website dedicated to distributing information about prenuptial...
View ArticleDomestic Violence And The Supreme Court
North Carolina law defines domestic abuse as attempting to cause or intentionally causing bodily injury. Domestic violence can also involve placing the person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury...
View ArticleWhat Domestic Violence Looks Like
Many people know what domestic violence is, and how dangerous and harmful it is to families, especially to children. Time.com presents a chilling visual portrayal of what domestic violence looks like...
View ArticleHas No-Fault Divorce Failed?
North Carolina, like many other states across the country, is a no-fault divorce state. No-fault divorce means the dissolution of a marriage does not require a showing of wrongdoing by either party,...
View ArticleWhat Happens When Grandparents Divorce?
We’ve previously posted articles about the growing trend of gray divorce, or getting divorced later in life. Much has been written about how people begin the process of disentangling themselves from...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Might Eliminate Funding For Family Courts
In a new draft of the state budget for 2014-2015, the North Carolina House of Representatives has proposed cutting nearly $3 million allocated for family court districts across the state (see page...
View ArticleTax Court Rules Divorce Does Not Terminate Stepparent-Child Relationship
The United States Tax Court recently held that divorce does not cut off a stepparent’s relationship with their stepchildren, at least for the purposes of receiving the dependency exemption on their...
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