Books That Make Divorce Easier for Kids
Here is a selection of books many of our clients have found helpful.
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Here, you’ll find access to the most detailed information as it pertains to Child Custody in North Carolina.
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Can Children Choose Which Parent They Want to Live With?
Depending on both the quality of your family relationships and the degree of court or other third-party involvement with your marital separation, the complicated answers to that straightforward question can be "yes" or "not necessarily".
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What to Tell Your Children When You’re Divorcing
Your task is to create conditions that will help your children to absorb the impact of the divorce and to respond with growth. This can be done, but it won't be easy. Although we have ample data to indicate that divorce may negatively affect the emotional development of a child, we also know that unhappy marital situations are not helpful to children.
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Do My Spouse and I Need a Parenting Coordinator?
Parents are more likely to be at each other's throats over deciding where they will meet to exchange the children or whether one can alter a previously agreed upon drop off time than they will argue over important medical and educational decisions.
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5 Things You Should Absolutely Do Before You Divorce – NC Divorce Tips
These are the five things you must do before you act on any thoughts you have about divorce. These steps are specific to North Carolina divorce, but can be applied to divorce in most states. It's important to be certain that you have done the things you need to do to feel good about your decisions.
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How to Choose an Attorney
Using a lawyer can make a genuine difference in how you feel during the process of separation and divorce. A lawyer who truly listens to you and responds appropriately can greatly reduce your fears, uncertainty and confusion.
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Parental Alienation in North Carolina
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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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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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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Third-Party Visitation: What Every Parent Needs to Know
Grandparents have standing to seek visitation with a minor child under North Carolina Law, under the circumstances discussed below. The chief limitation is the priority given to the right of the natural or adoptive parents to determine who their child will associate with.
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