North Carolina Divorce Law – Raleigh Divorce Lawyer
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This course follows along with a sample separation agreement which can be downloaded here. In paragraph 24, we are talking about whether or not the document will be “incorporated” at the time of divorce. This paragraph suggests, as it’s drafted here, that the agreement will not be incorporated into the divorce. So what does “incorporation” […]
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This course follows along with a sample separation agreement which can be downloaded here. Likewise in paragraph 21, under this paragraph, separately from your statutory rights to inherit, you might be listed under a will, a trust, or life insurance, or you might be listed as a beneficiary on your spouse’s retirement plans. And this […]
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This course follows along with a sample separation agreement which can be downloaded here. In paragraph 16 and 17 we are looking at the waivers that we need in place for this to be a binding property settlement. So what do I mean by that? Well, in paragraph 16, we’re actually waiving the right to […]
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This course follows along with a sample separation agreement which can be downloaded here. In pargraph 14, you’ll see a reference to spousal support or alimony. The terms “spousal support”, “alimony”, and “post-separation support” generally mean the same thing. Alimony is the term that we use in North Carolina to refer to permanent long term […]
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This course follows along with a sample separation agreement which can be downloaded here. Paragraph 13 in the agreement references a distributive award. Not every agreement is going to have a distributive award. This would only be the case when two spouses have agreed that in order to balance the property distribution, or maybe to […]
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This course follows along with a sample separation agreement which can be downloaded here. Now let’s talk about how to handle debts in a separation agreement. So you’ll see paragraph number 11 and paragraph number 12 relate to debts. You might decide in your separation agreement that you’re each just going to keep the debts […]
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This course follows along with a sample separation agreement which can be downloaded here. Now we’ve moved into talking about the property settlement itself, and you’ll see that paragraph 7 relates to the marital residence. So this would relate to any kind of real estate that you and your spouse own. The marital residence tends […]
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This course follows along with a sample separation agreement which can be downloaded here. Now let’s move onto the section of the separation agreement that is technically the agreement to the separation. So, you’ll see in the sample agreement we have on Rosen.com, paragraphs 1-6 are really the part that’s about the separation itself. So […]
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The Case for a Separation Agreement A separation agreement is a very useful and popular tool to resolve all outstanding divorce-related issues. In the state of North Carolina, the vast majority of all divorce cases settle, meaning the parties have resolved their issues outside of court, and the terms of that settlement can be memorialized […]
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How do we become legally separated? A question often asked is if you need a separation agreement to be legally separated. The answer is no. A married couple in North Carolina is legally separated when they begin living under separate roofs and at least one of the parties has the intention for the separation to […]
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