by Sodoma Law
For many two household families, back to school means adjusted parenting schedules, alternating holidays and vacations, organizing school pickups and planning after school activities. It is important to remember that these changes in your parenting schedule may...
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by Nicole Sodoma
When you can no longer ignore your unhealthy marriage, do you wonder why you are inclined to stick it out while your neighbor has bitten the bullet and separated or filed for divorce? Is it because they live by the mantra “Life is Not a Dress Rehearsal” and they are...
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by Nicole Sodoma
If you practice family law in North Carolina, you will recall the numerous emails received in June and July 2014 regarding the proposed state budget and its drastic cuts to the funding for our Family Courts. It looks like the calls and letters to our North Carolina...
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by Nicole Sodoma
Several of the attorneys at Sodoma Law were proud to participate in the “Stewards of Children” training by Pat’s Place. Stewards of Children is a sexual abuse prevention training program that educates adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child...
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by Nicole Sodoma
Did you know that a “divorce from bed and board” does not actually divorce you from your spouse? A claim for divorce from bed and board is filed when a married couple lives together, one party has committed marital misconduct, and neither party is willing to leave...
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by Nicole Sodoma
In the high-tech digital age in which we live, you can find so much information online, including fill-in-the-blank self-help documents that purport to help you handle your entire divorce without needing to hire an attorney. Be careful!!!! Just because you don’t...
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by Nicole Sodoma
Do you have an estate plan in place? Do you know who your children would live with if you died tomorrow? Do you know how your assets would be distributed? These are tough topics that no one likes to think about, but there is no time like the present to schedule an...
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by Nicole Sodoma
Late Wednesday afternoon, the US Supreme Court issued a one page order granting a stay of the decision by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals that VA’s ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional. The 4th Circuit’s decision was set to take effect Thursday morning...
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by Nicole Sodoma
Absent action by the US Supreme Court today, same-sex couples may begin to wed in the State of Virginia beginning tomorrow, Thursday, August 21st. The imminent legality of same-sex marriages in Virginia is the result of the ruling made last week by the 4th Circuit...
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by Nicole Sodoma
A parent’s right to direct the care, custody, and control of his or her children, to the exclusion of all other persons, is a fundamental and constitutionally protected civil right. But, as with all rights, parental rights come with responsibilities. And, a parent’s...
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