It’s hard enough for a child to lose a parent, but to have to wonder where they’ll live next adds uncertainty at a time when they most need stability. When a relative has been taking care of the child and the surviving parent wants custody, families may find themselves facing that question while still grieving. Continue reading →
In our last blog, we reviewed Stoeckel v. Stoeckel, No. COA24-865 (N.C. Ct. App. Oct. 1, 2025). This blog reviews the ramifications of that decision. Continue reading →
Many assume that the rules about marital misconduct stop mattering once a couple is separated. But that assumption grows risky when a premarital agreement has its own conduct clause. Continue reading →
If a judge has ordered you to take action within 30 days of their judgment, yet the order doesn’t reach your mailbox until a few days after the signing, do you get extra time to comply? Continue reading →
Long before the first stone was laid in Greensboro or Burlington, back when North Carolina statehood was still just a rumor passed around by farmers and in pubs, people lived here. Indigenous peoples lived throughout the Piedmont. They spent time developing cultural relationships with the rivers, forest, and wildlife, learning how to live both with the land and with one another. Continue reading →
It can be such a relief to find common ground with your child’s other parent, especially if you disagree on just about everything else. And if you both tell a judge equal custody is best, you might expect the final order to reflect that agreement. Continue reading →
Can someone with millions of dollars in assets still need nearly $15,000 a month in alimony?
That’s exactly what the North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld in Allport v. Allport over the objections of the husband that his former wife had the wealth and education to support herself. Continue reading →
A separation agreement can make life after a marriage feel a little more predictable. Knowing how much support is there – and when it will end – gives each spouse something to plan around. But what if they later disagree about what they signed? Continue reading →
Has your income changed since your divorce case began? Many parents involved in an alimony case may see a new job or pay cut occur after a case begins and worry that a judge will simply pull from the number that looks worst from an old tax document. Continue reading →
International relocations can be overwhelmingly difficult to process, and if you are the parent who stays behind, one fear may outweigh everything else: can a judge let a child move to another country without explaining why the decision is safe? Continue reading →
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