Financial Tips for Men in Divorce
While a lot of divorce advice on the Internet seems geared toward women and helping them get through the process, men are “silent sufferers who feel resentment, anger, depression and fear over...
View ArticleStudy: Divorce Has Serious Impact On Men’s Health
The Journal of Men’s Health has just published a new paper titled “The Influence of Divorce on Men’s Health,” which found that divorced and unmarried men have mortality rates up to 250 percent higher...
View ArticleProtect Your Assets During Divorce
When a couple decides to separate and ultimately divorce, all assets and debts that they obtained during the marriage need to be divided. In North Carolina, this process is called equitable...
View ArticleShould Public Defenders Be Required for Child Custody Cases?
At least one group of lawyers in Wisconsin thinks so. For the second time in a few years, this group is filing a petition with the state Supreme Court to ask that public defenders be appointed for...
View ArticleKrusch & Sellers, P.A. Website Relaunch
Krusch & Sellers, P.A., Attorneys at Family Law, has relaunched the firm’s website to include updated content and new short videos to introduce legal topics like child custody, child support,...
View ArticleWill Obamacare Cause More Divorces?
Health insurance is a huge issue for spouses going through a separation or divorce. A new study found that about 115,000 women lose their health insurance every year after getting divorced, and a...
View ArticleOctober 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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