North Carolina Divorce Law – Raleigh Divorce Lawyer
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The purpose of postseparation support is to enable the dependent spouse to meet his or her reasonable needs. In supporting a claim for postseparation support, complainant must also allege that he or she does not have the financial resources to meet those reasonable needs. In ordering postseparation support, the court is required to consider a […]
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The impacts in this arena could be quite severe, depending on: how long you have been dating other person(s) whether you are the “dependent” or the “supporting” spouse whether the dating began before or after the date of separation and whether the dating can be shown to embrace “illicit sexual behavior” or some other marital […]
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How do some spouses avoid paying alimony? It’s actually much harder to achieve than one would think. Alimony is based off of the earnings of both spouses and the quality of life experienced during the marriage versus what the dependent spouse would earn independently. In short, the only way to pay less money on alimony […]
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The enforcement of an alimony decree is governed by statute, which provides for various avenues of relief, including: the remedy of arrest and bail the remedies and attachment and garnishment the remedy of injunction receivership enforcement by proceedings for civil contempt and the punishment of disobedience by proceedings for criminal contempt and execution, execution sales […]
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Until recently, alimony was deductible by the payor spouse and reportable as income to the dependent spouse. As of 2018, under federal and state income tax law with regards to alimony, the new tax code change repeals the law that allowed the payor of alimony to make tax deductions on their alimony payments, thereby making […]
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There are other devices that may limit the impact or admissions of fault evidence. More generally, a spouse may also use the other spouse’s provocation or one’s own lack of willfulness as a defense to fault allegations where applicable. It may also be possible to keep certain evidence from being admitted at an alimony trial. Although […]
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For those who are contemplating, in the midst of, or just out of a divorce, the difficulties of tax season pose an even greater challenge. The stakes are high and the penalties for mistakes are severe, making it critical that you avoid the traps and missteps that plague the world of tax and divorce.
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Do It Yourself Divorce Guide provides step-by-step guide to obtain an absolute divorce in North Carolina If you’re looking for more hands on assistance with your divorce, visit our “Do It Yourself Divorce” service for how-to’s, forms, and attorney assistance. You’re looking to get a divorce. You don’t know the documents needed for divorce, the timelines […]
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"Virtual visitation," also called Internet visitation or computer visitation, is a way for parents to have "face time" with their children via electronic means. The various methods that parents can use for virtual visitation are personal video conference, web-cam, and video phone.
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Every parent wants to be a good parent; every parent wants to provide for his or her children in the manner that he or she thinks best. Over the years, I have run numerous groups for children of divorce and helped develop programs for the public schools to work with such children. In my private practice, many of the families I work with have been through at least one divorce and the series of events that follow from a divorce.
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