North Carolina Divorce Law – Raleigh Divorce Lawyer
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It is important to recognize that divorce is one of the most stressful life events you will experience. Researchers have found that it ranks second only to the death of a spouse.[i] Even going to jail is less stressful than divorce. Approximately 85 percent of divorce decisions are nonmutual–that is, one spouse makes the decision […]
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Divorce affects people legally, financially, and emotionally. While we, as lawyers, focus on the legal and financial aspects of divorce, the nature of our specialty requires us to have a strong understanding of what our clients are experiencing emotionally. A lawyer is not a therapist, but good divorce lawyers recognize when strong emotions are at […]
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The last major step in the process is finalizing your divorce. In some states, this is a trivial process that can be accomplished by completing forms and mailing or faxing them. In other states, you, or your lawyer, will be required to appear in court. In all cases, if you have negotiated a fair divorce […]
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Up to this point we have discussed “divorce negotiations” but have not written much about the specific issues you will be negotiating. There are four major issues in divorce: property division, alimony, child custody, and child support. If you don’t have children, or they are adults, you will have less work to do. Because these […]
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Divorce is about tangible things such as money and property, but there is a major emotional component as well. You are likely experience a variety of intense emotions as you proceed through each of the steps of divorce we are describing. What we want you to begin to think about now is the necessity of […]
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Many people are very uncomfortable making financial decisions. Others enjoy actively managing their money, especially when they have time to research and make a single decision at a time. During a divorce, though, you may need to make a number of financial decisions within a relatively short period of time. Of the four major issues […]
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At some point in the process of getting your divorce, you will need to collect and understand your financial information in order to negotiate your divorce agreement. In most marriages, one spouse handles the bulk of the financial management. If you are that person, you will have a good idea of where to find all […]
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Earlier, we discussed the concept of trial separation, an approach that some people use in an effort to save their marriage. Here, we deal with the for-real separation period that generally precedes a divorce. Separating from your spouse is a major step that affects your entire family, legally, financially, and emotionally. From a legal and […]
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Most young children of divorce wake up one day to find that one parent has left the home. This naturally leads to fear that the other parent might be gone one day as well. While it’s the relationship with your spouse that is the cause of your divorce, your actions will have a serious effect […]
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Marriages do not die suddenly. It is most common for one spouse to consider divorce, possibly talk to a lawyer, and then make a final decision before the other spouse. The initiator has choices regarding how to tell the other spouse of the decision. The way you handle telling your spouse what you’ve decided can […]
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