Helping Your Clients Outside of the Courtroom – Part 4 In Mecklenburg County, years ago, a Domestic Court Bar Committee was established to support the domestic bench, administration and local practitioners. Other counties have similar committees – some more... read more
The Thanksgiving holiday often brings thoughts of turkey, grandma’s pumpkin pie, time with family, and football. Thanksgiving is also a time to reflect on everything in our lives we have to be grateful for.
The fireworks are flying. It is loud and heating up. No, this isn’t a Fourth of July celebration. It’s your home and you are fighting with your spouse. Again. Maybe you have finally decided you have had enough. If you are considering choosing your independence and wanting to take steps to separate, you may be wondering, ”Is Divorce right for me?”
This spring, a court in Italy ruled that a financially strapped chef can pay child support in the form of pizza in lieu of money. While this story might make us chuckle, anyone going through determination of child support knows it’s no laughing matter for the families involved. The more you know going into the courtroom, the better prepared you are to make sure the final determination of support will meet the needs of your children while also taking into consideration each party’s income. So, how is child support determined?
Starting down the path to divorce is almost never easy. In addition to the emotional turmoil, there are the practical concerns, perhaps the most primary of which is where each spouse will live. When children are involved, this concern becomes even more urgent as children can be emotionally invested in the family home or there is a need to make the children feel less impacted by the transition resulting from an anticipated separation.
If you find yourself headed for a split, you might have certain expectations about how the unraveling of your union will go. Will your vision match reality? Read more on Women's... read more
