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Some people imagine that annulment is a shortcut to a faster divorce. Others believe that an annulment carries less of the baggage that some associate with a divorce. We have prepared this short article on annulment so that you will have a better understanding of when and how annulments take place in North Carolina.
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Under prior case law, living “separate and apart” meant a cessation of habitation as well as sexual relations. When asking the question “are we still separated” today, while this is still the main precedent, there are some additions. The older cases repeatedly held that the separation requirement was not met if, during the one-year period, […]
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Divorcing parents will inevitably have disputes involving their children. It is certainly not uncommon for divorcing parents to find themselves arguing with their former spouse about things as trivial as who gets to drive the child to his soccer game or who gets to send snacks to school on the child’s birthday. Some parents are […]
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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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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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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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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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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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