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Kim and Kanye and Valuing Intellectual Property
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Parental Rights Termination and Appeal
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Delay of Entry of Order is Error
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Guardianship of Minors in North Carolina
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DVPOs and Claimant Credibility
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Child Support in High Income Families and Accustomed Standard of Living
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Limits on Alimony as a Result of Condoned Marital Misconduct
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When Stock Options Are Not Stock Options
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Termination of Child Support Obligation
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Dangerous Dog Bites
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Social Security and Child Support
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Alimony and Marital Misconduct
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Foreign Orders: When Affirming Is Enough
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Child Support and the Deviation
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Relocation With Children to Another State After Separation and Divorce
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Co-Parenting During Pandemic Court Closures
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Affairs and Cheaters: Court of Appeals Allows Alienation Case to Proceed
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Holidays and Child Custody in the Time of COVID-19
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Covid-19: PPP Considerations for Business Valuation
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Holiday Travel, Child Custody, and a Surge of COVID
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Registration of Foreign Orders: Mandatory or Optional?
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Child Custody at the Holidays
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Stock Options and Divorce
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Divorce During a Pandemic
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Separation, COVID-19, and Withdrawing Money from Your Retirement Plan
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Separation, Divorce, and Dating
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Third Party to Equitable Distribution
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Due Process and No-Fault Divorce
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Domestic Violence, Child Custody, and Visitation
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What Is Cohabitation and When Does It Terminate Alimony?
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Can Someone Be Jailed For Not Paying Child Support?
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Harter v. Eggleston – What is an Inconvenient Forum?
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Choose Expertly: Expert Witness Was No Expert
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Ex-Parte Domestic Violence Orders
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Family Service of the Piedmont
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Coronavirus and Domestic Violence: Signs and Solutions
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Intimate Partner Violence
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An Overview: National Domestic Violence Hotline
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Celebrities and Divorce
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Can My DVPO Be Re-Argued in Child Custody Court?
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Separation Agreements: Lack of Disclosure Countered by Ratification
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Separate Money, Joint Account – Whose Is It?
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Collateral Estoppel Explained
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Business Goodwill and the Effect on Value
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Intent Can Confer Unequal Distribution
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Celebrities and Family Law
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Party Foul: Errors in Business Valuation Can Be Costly
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Simple Divorce? Think Again.
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Child Custody and Trial by Combat
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The Most Important Asset in a Marriage
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Returning to the Classroom During the Pandemic – Who Decides?
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Separation Agreements: The Fiduciary Relationship Between Spouses
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Reunification Therapy
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Child Custody and Mediation and What You Should Know
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What is a Legal Separation During the COVID Pandemic?
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Modifying Child Custody: Grandparents vs. Parents
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Does My Ex’s Character Matter in Custody?
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The 2020-21 School Year During COVID-19 in Guilford County: UPDATE
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Getting Custody Back From the Grandparents
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Custody, Contempt of a Court Order, and Concerns for Health and Safety
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Reunification vs. Adoption, Important Factors Must be Considered
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How to Avoid Parental Alienation and Why
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The 2020-21 School Year During COVID-19 in Guilford County
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Termination of Parental Rights: Should the Reasons Be Spelled Out?
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Parallel Parenting: What’s best for the children when the parents are hostile to one another?
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Termination of Parental Rights and the Status Exception
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Including College Expenses in a NC Separation Agreement
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How Positive Change Can Modify a Child Custody Order
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A Clarification on Custody and Visitation
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If You Want Equitable Distribution, Then Separate First
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When Parental Rights Conflict with Special Needs, the Courts Step In
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Public Records, Public University and Sexual Assault – Which Laws Hold Sway?
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We Mean Business: Valuation of Businesses for Equitable Distribution
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Unpredictable Bonuses and Alimony
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Subject Matter Jurisdiction Still Matters
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Facing the Music: Innocent Spouse Relief
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Beauty and the Bread Winner: Innocent Spouse Relief
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The Wife Who Cried Wolf
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What Defines Abuse for Innocent Spouse Relief?
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Reducing Stress and Anxiety During the COVID Lockdown
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Keyloggers and Spying on Your Spouse in North Carolina
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Ignorance Is Not Bliss! : Innocent Spouse Relief
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Baker Stops the Show: Estoppel and Separation Agreements
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When Bonnie and Clyde Get Divorced
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Timing Is Everything!
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Innocent Spouse Relief Isn’t A Fallback
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Shak v. Shak: Shaking Things Up in Child Custody
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Equitable Distribution: Patterson Saves Retirement
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Does Abuse Have to be Proven?
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The Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act in North Carolina
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Revenge Porn: What Is It and How You Can Be Punished for Exposing Your Ex
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Be Careful What You File For!
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Innocent Spouse Relief
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Domestic Violence and Joint Tax Returns
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Who Has Jurisdiction?
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Choose the Correct Venue for Appeals
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It’s All in the Details!
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Dependency Exemptions and Form 8332
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Qualifying Children and Tax Exemptions
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Retirement Plans and Bankruptcy
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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Denied Her Husband’s Benefits.
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“Location, location, location…”
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Double Trouble
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Who is entitled to benefits?
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Death before QDROs
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Beneficiaries and QDROs
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NFL Wives and Survivor Benefits
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Alimony Tax and Good Faith
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Making amends…and arrears.
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Revenge Porn
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TWELVE PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPONENTIALLY MORE ANNOYING WHEN YOU ARE GETTING DIVORCED: Part 3
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TWELVE PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPONENTIALLY MORE ANNOYING WHEN YOU ARE GETTING DIVORCED: Part 2
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Battered Woman Syndrome
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TWELVE PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPONENTIALLY MORE ANNOYING WHEN YOU ARE GETTING DIVORCED: Part 1
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Know Your Finances! Hardships and Settlements: Heedram v. Comm’r (2018)
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Making Bad Investments in Your Marriage: Fraud and Innocent Spouse Relief
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Innocent Spouse Relief: Cojocar v. Comm’r
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You Can’t Play Both Sides and Win! : Conflict of Interest
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Sometimes it’s the Devil You Know… Innocent Spouse Relief.
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“No Good Deed Goes Unpunished” : Non-Marital Relationships and Qualifying Dependents
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Don’t Forget the Paperwork! : Dependency Exemptions
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Looking Out for Our Kids: QDROs and Employer-Provided Life Insurance.
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Better Late Than Never…but Never Late Is Better; QDROs and Laches.
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“Return to Sender”
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Compliance is Key!
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“Not for Profit”…Part 2
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“Not for Profit” … Part 1
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Domestic Violence and Criminal Action
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“Paid in Full” isn’t always a good thing…Be careful of fine print.
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“Til’ Debt Do Us Part”…Bankruptcy and Alimony Settlements
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Enron still causing trouble
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Calling it a duck doesn’t always make it one.
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Five Fun Activities for Middle Schoolers and Divorced Mothers in the Summer
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Five Great Activities for Teens and Divorced Fathers in the Summer
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Activities for Teenagers and Divorced Moms in the Summer
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Triad Activities for Middle Schoolers and Divorced Fathers in the Summer
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Goodbye Alimony? Not so fast!
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Birds Flying High and Landing in the Nest
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Spanking
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You Have to Let Them Grow Up
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TRAVELING IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD: GRAHAM, NC
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Termination of North Carolina Parental Rights for Willful Abandonment
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Passport Restrictions in North Carolina Custody Disputes
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Woman Tries to Remove Waiting Period for Spouses Divorcing Due to Domestic Violence
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Three Cities in North Carolina Where Divorce Is On the Rise
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Gray Divorce in North Carolina
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New Federal Law for Spousal Support Tax Deduction May Impact North Carolina Alimony Negotiations
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Prenuptial Agreements in North Carolina
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How is Failure to Make Reasonable Progress on Correcting the Reason for a Child’s Removal Measured in North Carolina?
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How North Carolina Courts Handle a Spouse’s Testimony About the Value of Personal Effects During Divorce Proceedings
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If it’s not in writing, it shouldn’t count
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Modification of North Carolina Child Custody Order Due to Mother’s Improvement
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When Should North Carolina Courts Split Decision Making Authority for a Child?
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North Carolina Court Considers Whether Income Should Be Imputed to Mother of Small Children
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North Carolina Wife Ordered to Pay Alimony to Husband
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Are 529 Savings Plans Legally Considered a Gift to Children in North Carolina?
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North Carolina Mother Required to Attend Program After Alienating Children from Father
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It’s My Birthday, and I’m How Old?
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Placing Children in The Middle
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Parental Alienation
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