North Carolina Divorce Law – Raleigh Divorce Lawyer
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The child support guidelines have become more of the rule than the exception in determining the amount of support to be paid. However, they are not set in stone, and each state allows variation from the guidelines. Judges must justify any deviation in a written finding. Among the justifications judges may use are: The overall […]
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When divorcing couples divide their property they, or their lawyers, often search for hidden assets to ensure a fair settlement or judgment. Child support is based on income, which results in a search for all sources of income. Information about the bulk of income for wage earners is found on pay stubs. They reveal the […]
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Failing to invest the time necessary to understand the true costs of raising your children is likely to result in on-going conflict with your spouse. Our experience is that most people underestimate the true costs involved in raising children. This is partly due to the difficulty most of us have balancing our family budgets month […]
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The United States is a mobile society. People move for work, to be closer to other family members, or to simply start a new life. As you can imagine, the desire of one parent to move can be troublesome when it comes to child custody. Having children results in a loss of freedom in general, […]
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Since more than 50 percent of divorced people remarry, you can assume that your (or your former spouse’s) life may change, and that such changes could affect the way you parent your children. At the same time, kids grow and develop in unexpected ways, and may benefit from different amounts of time with different parents. […]
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State laws provide grandparents with rights to visit their grandchildren. Rather than relying on legal status, though, it’s best for both parties to consider the children’s grandparents, extended family members (aunts, uncles, cousins), and other important adults, when creating their parenting plan. The plan might provide for children to periodically visit distant grandparents, or for […]
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Generally, information about health and education must be provided to a noncustodial parent, with few exceptions. State statutes do vary somewhat in their specificity regarding the exact documents to be provided. It is valuable in maintaining the child’s relationship with both parents to ensure that both parents are equally informed about the child. Your parenting […]
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The other area that needs to be addressed when developing a parenting agreement is decision making. Obviously, the parent who is with the child makes the bulk of immediate decisions, such as whether the child can go to a movie, buy something, or visit a friend. In most cases this is not an issue, and […]
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The research regarding the effects of different parenting schedules on children is inconclusive. Even if the research was in place and states incorporated it into guidelines, the individual characteristics of each child would be lost. Especially when children are under about age six (school age), you need to make sure that the parenting plan takes […]
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In reaching agreement you will focus on the time each of you spends with the kids and the control of decision-making. We’ll first focus on the issue of dividing the time. You or one of the attorneys will write your decisions into a divorce agreement or parenting plan. In your parenting plan you can usually […]
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