Facing a divorce often feels overwhelming, especially when it comes to figuring out how you’ll financially manage on your own. If you are a stay-at-home mom now facing divorce, or your spouse earns significantly more than you do, you may be wondering if you’ll receive...
What can I expect during a child custody hearing?
When a couple divorces, child custody issues are often the hardest to figure out. As a result, many parents in North Carolina experience stress and anxiety regarding their child custody hearing. The following information explains what you can expect so you can prepare...
What North Carolina couples need to know about adoption
In 2020, couples have many options if they want to expand their family. However, older North Carolina couples or those involved in foster care may consider adoption to add a child into their family. Adoption basics Each state has different laws when it comes to...
How is parallel parenting different from co-parenting?
Going through a divorce often brings out the worst in people, and some spouses who share children may go through even greater conflict while settling child custody and child support issues. In a move to reduce conflict between divorced parents, some have turned to...
How a gray divorce can impact your retirement
If you have been married more than 20 or 30 years, you may have never planned that now, as you approach retirement, you would be facing divorce. However, if you and your spouse now plan to split, you are not alone. The number of couples ages 50 and over divorcing has...
What’s the difference between physical child custody and legal custody?
Going through a divorce is a difficult and emotional process, especially if you and your spouse have a child. At some point, you will face having to negotiate custody for your child. And while you may not agree with all your soon-to-be ex’s parenting decisions, unless...
When should you file for an emergency child custody order?
When you got married, you may have had the dream of having two children, a nice house in a nice neighborhood and a long, happy marriage. However, life doesn’t always mirror our dreams. You may now have an extremely troubled relationship with your ex, and you’re...
Who will get the dog in the divorce?
When you and you spouse divorce, you must split all your assets and property. It takes time to decide who will keep what furniture, household items and more. What trips up many couples is deciding who will keep your family dog. Does the law impact that decision at...
A divorce does not have to be destructive
Most people go into their marriage hoping for a bright future. Not all marriages go as planned, and that often leads to divorce. Your positive perspective can become negative when a good relationship goes bad. Working for positive results now can help you change your...
Can I move out of state with our child?
After a divorce, your life changes. Within a few years, you may want to take a new job out of state, or you may want to remarry someone who doesn’t live in North Carolina and relocate. But can you just move out of state if you and your ex have a child? If you are...
