Like other states, North Carolina recognizes legal separation. However, unlike other states, legal separation is not an official substitute for a divorce. North Carolina couples legally separate by living in different homes. Furthermore, at least one of the spouses...
There are many factors that are considered when determining alimony in a North Carolina divorce. Most people will automatically equate the award with which spouse was the primary earner, the standard of living established during the marriage and the lesser earning...
When a family is established, no one thinks that it will be dismantled one day. However, problems arise, people grow apart, and the needs, health and safety of the children may generate the need to make significant changes. Whether it is through divorce or separation,...
When you get divorced, it can feel like winding down one part of your life story and starting over. However, afterward there are often court orders that keep you involved in each other’s lives, like child support and spousal support orders. Unfortunately, people...
North Carolina couples will have many issues to sift through as they seek to end their marriage and move forward with a divorce. Financially, alimony can be severely contentious as people strive to move on. There are specific factors that are assessed when the alimony...
In North Carolina, children are a priority, particularly when the parents are in the middle of a divorce. The parents are expected to put their differences aside when it comes to caring for children. Child support orders are meant to fulfill the fundamental needs. A...
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