by Nicole Sodoma
Sodoma Law was honored to co-host the 7th Annual Mecklenburg County Domestic Court Bar Committee Holiday Party on Thursday, December 15, 2011. The event was a great opportunity for members of the Family Law Section and Domestic Court Bar Committee to gather together...
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by Nicole Sodoma
On Tuesday, December 13, 2011, Nicole Sodoma joined over 800 other Good Friends at the Grady Cole Center to celebrate a 25th Anniversary of the organization as well as to support its annual fundraiser. Together, in less than one hour, Good Friends raised over...
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by Nicole Sodoma
Our incredibly busy lives make us all prone to focus primarily on needs that are immediate but not necessarily most important. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the case of parents who spend more time selecting and preparing instructions for a babysitter than...
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by Nicole Sodoma
The 2009 Court of Appeals case Sluder v. Sluder addresses this very issue. Husband signed a statement that was handwritten promising to pay Wife $1,000.00 per month in spousal support. The handwritten statement was as follows: “I Gary M. Sluder pay to my wife...
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by Nicole Sodoma
If you changed your name as a result of a recent marriage or divorce, you will want to take the necessary steps to ensure the name on your tax return matches the name registered with the Social Security Administration. A mismatch between the name shown on your tax...
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by Nicole Sodoma
Child Custody Orders may be modified based on a substantial change in circumstances which warrant a modification of the existing child custody order. The substantial change of circumstances must affect the welfare of the minor child. To many, this standard may seem...
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by Nicole Sodoma
In a recent Court of Appeals case, In re Adoption of K.A.R., the Court discusses the issue of when an unwed biological father’s consent is needed for adoption of a child. In this case, the Mother and Father were very young; 18 and 20, respectively. Upon confirmation...
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by Nicole Sodoma
North Carolina uses specific child support guidelines to determine how much money the payor parent owes each month. These guidelines take into account not only the need for adequate housing for the child, but also essential items for the child’s well-being such as...
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by Nicole Sodoma
North Carolina provides two basic types of protective orders; a 50B Domestic Violence Protective Order and a 50C No-Contact Order. There are two requirements under North Carolina law in order for a victim to obtain a 50B Domestic Violence Protective Order. First, a...
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by Nicole Sodoma
Cohabitation is on the rise in America. The 2000 Census found that there was a 72% increase in the number of cohabitating couples in this country during the decade between the 1990 and 2000 census. The 2000 census also reported that 144,000 unmarried couples lived...
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