In this blog: North Carolina spouses generally must live in separate residences for at least one year and one day before pursuing an absolute divorce.Property division and alimony claims generally must be asserted before the divorce becomes final or those rights may be lost.Custody and child support may be addressed separately from the divorce itself.Reviewing finances, parenting concerns, and long-term Read More
Alimony and Spousal Support in Divorce
What is alimony? Alimony in North Carolina is an order for payment for the support and maintenance of a spouse or former spouse, periodically or in a lump sum amount for a specified or indefinite term, ordered in an action for divorce or an action for alimony without divorce. N.C. Gen. Stat. §50-16.1A(1). Alimony is not automatically awarded in divorce proceedings. The court must first determine that one spouse is 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
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