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Is Your Child at Risk of International Parental Abduction?

Abducting parents are likely to deny the value of the other parent to the child. They often believe that they know what’s best for the child, and they don’t understand why they should be required to share custody with the other parent. It is easiest for parents to abduct young children who can’t protest or seek help and who are dependent and easier to conceal. Parents who abduct their children often have financial and other support from family members and friends.

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How to spend less on your divorce

Unfortunately, divorce can be an expensive process. Family law attorney Lee Rosen shares some tips on what you can do to cut costs in your Raleigh, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, or North Carolina divorce without cutting corners. How to Spend Less on your Divorce: Transcript Attorney fees for a divorce can be crazy. They can […]

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What is a Divorce from Bed and Board?

Unlike absolute divorce, a divorce from bed and board is a fault-based legal action. Despite its name, a divorce from bed and board does not dissolve the marriage: rather, it is a court-ordered decree of legal separation. In this separation, the matrimonial bonds still exist, so neither spouse has the right to remarry.

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What Happens in a Divorce from Bed and Board?

Only the injured spouse can request a divorce from bed and board. Under North Carolina law, to qualify for a divorce from bed and board, you must show that your spouse has committed a marital fault. In this state, six types of faults will establish grounds for a divorce from bed and board.

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How Courts Divide Property in a North Carolina Divorce

In distributing marital property, the court conducts a three-step analysis. Only the parties' marital property, which includes both assets and debts, is to be distributed.An order distributing the parties' property must contain written findings of fact supporting the court's determination that the marital property has been equitably divided.

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Breach and Enforcement of Separation Agreements in North Carolina

What is a separation agreement? A separation agreement is a contract between two spouses that states the terms under which they will live apart. In North Carolina, if the agreement deals with property issues the full legal name of such a document is a “Separation Agreement and Property Settlement.” You can see a sample here. […]

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Contested Divorce in North Carolina

It is not uncommon by any means for one spouse to be ready to move on, while the other is not. Divorce tends to work that way – one person wants out while the other person is left reeling in the wake, holding out hope for reconciliation. Sometimes a spouse has moved on with someone […]

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What You Need to Know About Alimony in North Carolina

In today's world, there is no intuitive sense behind alimony. Some time ago, this was not true; the ordinary person did understand what it was and why it was required. Divorce was based on fault, women could not support themselves; thus, when the marriage broke down because of the husband's fault, the wife needed lifelong support or she would face starvation.

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PR- Virtual Visitation

Currently in North Carolina, virtual visitations are sometimes agreed to in child custody hearings, but usually between the parties, not as a court order. “Making this legislation would grant more authority to the judges and sometimes it’s not clear what they can do,” says Rosen.

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How to Prevent a Divorce Lawyer from Ruining Your Life

Everyone has heard the story (from friends, co-workers, and family members) of the divorce from hell; the one that grinds on for years, costs untold thousands of dollars, and frustratingly plods its way through the court system. It costs people not only their marriage, but often their children, their savings, and their emotional well-being, as […]

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