North Carolina Divorce Law – Raleigh Divorce Lawyer
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In some cases, spouses can work together to reach a settlement – avoiding trips to court and all the associated stress. When families begin to contemplate separation and divorce, their first thoughts often turn toward hiring a divorce lawyer.
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An estimated 44 million women in the United States are battered each year by their husbands or partners. Studies show that violence occurs at least once in two-thirds of all marriages. Approximately 95% of the victims of domestic violence are women. And roughly 40% of all physically abused children have also witnessed interspousal physical violence.
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Domestic violence continues to plague North Carolina families. We have made huge strides, but there is more to do. A caring professional can make a difference. Safety planning is critical and can save a life.
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Behind closed doors, or hidden beneath a blanket of silence, domestic violence bruises the lives of an estimated four million people every year – the overwhelming majority of them women– and impacts expanding circles of millions more: children, relatives, friends, employers.
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I support the actions recently taken by our legislature to strengthen our state's domestic violence laws and provide additional assistance to protect victims of domestic violence.
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Yes, there are several crimes with which the person abusing you could be charged. For example, Rape and Sexual Offense, Assault, Domestic Criminal Trespass, Communicating Threats, Stalking or Harassing Phone Calls. Criminal Domestic Violence Charges Rape A person is guilty of Rape if they have [vaginal] intercourse with you by force and against your will. […]
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The North Carolina alimony statutes contain sixteen factors which guide the court in making an alimony determination. If a courtroom appears to be in your future be sure to read Navigating Basic Court Procedure in North Carolina.
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With estate planning, you also need to know where you want to go, and a good estate planning attorney will listen to your opinions and goals before suggesting courses of action. Far too often, attorneys will herd Will and Trust clients into selective, cookie-cutter plans and documents based on their own personal opinions or according to a client’s net worth
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Alimony Meaning “Alimony” means payments for the support and maintenance of a spouse, either by lump sum or on a continuing basis. It is paid by the “supporting spouse” to the “dependent spouse”. The general rule is that a spouse is dependent when he or she makes less money than the other spouse. Technically, a […]
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Both postseparation support and alimony are now available in North Carolina to financially dependent spouses without any requirement that the supporting spouse be proven to have been at fault. This omission of the fault requirement was a very important change in our state alimony law that took effect on October 1, 1995, for actions filed […]
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