How Is My Personal Injury Settlement Factored Into Child Support?
In North Carolina, a personal injury settlement award is considered non-recurring income in terms of child support. Click here to learn more!
Is My Personal Injury Settlement Safe From Divorce?
In North Carolina, a personal injury settlement award is not always safe from divorce. Read on to learn more!
What Are My Child Support Obligations Once My Child Turns 18 or Graduates?
When trying to figure out whether your child support obligations are to continue, there are two situations to consider. The first situation is pertaining to a child support order for one child. The second situation is where there is more than one child in the order.
How Do I Get Alimony?
Alimony is support paid by one spouse to the other for a specified amount of time as a result of separation or divorce. Â Alimony can be paid periodically or in a lump sum and can result from an absolute divorce, a divorce from bed and board, or in an action for alimony without divorce. Â See [...]
What is Postseparation Support and When is it Granted?
Postseparation support is essentially temporary spousal support that is paid while a couple is separated. Â Read on to learn more!
What is a Domestic Violence Protective Order?
A Domestic Violence Protective Order (DVPO) is a restraining order that is made to protect a victim of domestic violence and/or the victim's children from the abuser. Â If the DVPO is granted, the court can order that the abuser leave the home, get abuser treatment, or several other protections for the victims of domestic violence.
5 Tips For Co-Parenting on Father’s Day
Here are some tips to implement for Father’s Day or Mother’s Day, regardless of what co-parenting stage you are in.
What is Illicit Sexual Behavior?Â
If the court finds that the dependent spouse committed an act of illicit sexual behavior during the marriage and prior to the date of separation, the court is statutorily barred from awarding alimony.
What is Marital Misconduct?
In North Carolina, marital misconduct can be an important factor in determining the amount of alimony a party will be awarded, and depending on the type of misconduct, it can result in a complete denial of getting alimony or an automatic requirement to pay alimony. Read more to learn what is considered marital misconduct in North Carolina.
7 Tips for Successful Co-Parenting in 2019
Co-parenting with a spouse or someone you are in a relationship with can be difficult enough. But when you separate (for whatever the reason), co-parenting with an ex can be extremely difficult, especially with other issues such as divorce or child support mixed in to the conflict. Here are a few tips to implement regardless of what stage you are in co-parenting.
