1. Create a parenting plan or holiday schedule with the children, in advance, even if it is a temporary arrangement to minimize stress during the holidays. A good idea to assist with this process is to go by the children’s school calendars if they are of school age or daycare schedule if applicable. 2. Try to put differences with your spouse aside, at least through the holidays, to make the holidays focused on your Read More
What is Family Law?
Family law deals specifically with the familial unit; spouses, parents and minor children. There are times where extended family members (i.e., grandparents, cousins, etc.) and interested parties (i.e., foster parents) are brought into family law matters, but the majority of cases are focused on the immediate family. Family law covers divorce, divorce from bed and board, equitable distribution, alimony, Read More
New Court of Appeals ruling Allows LGBTQ North Carolinians to Get Domestic Violence Protections Under State Law.
A new Court of Appeals ruling allows LGBTQ North Carolinians to get domestic violence protections under state law. The Court of Appeals issued an opinion on December 31, 2020 in M.E. v. T.J., a domestic violence case from Wake County. The trial court denied Plaintiff's request for a DVPO because she and defendant were a same-sex couple in a dating relationship. The trial court found that Read More
Fulton vs. City of Philadelphia
In the Fall of 2020, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in a case involving faith-based adoption agencies and same-sex couples.This Fall, the Supreme Court will review the case of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. The case centers on a taxpayer-funded religious foster care agency that refused to license same-sex couples to be foster parents based on the agencies’ religious beliefs in Read More
What is Adoption?
Adoption is the social, emotional, and legal process in which children become full and permanent legal members of another family. Adoption may be an option for stepparents, relatives, or same-sex couples who want to create a more unified family unit. Adoption law in North Carolina is complex and can be found in Chapter 48 of the North Carolina General Statutes. Each adoption situation has unique circumstances, but Read More
When is it Okay to Date Again After Divorce?
One of the most frequent questions people want to know about divorce is: “When is it okay to start dating again?”What does it mean to be legally separated in North Carolina?First, in North Carolina, a legal separation means that both parties are physically separated from one another and are no longer living in the same residence, with at least one party having the intent to divorce. You must be physically Read More
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