Once you have finally made your mind up to move forward with divorcing your spouse, the next logical step you may be considering is moving out of the marital home. In order to divorce in North Carolina, the parties must be physically separated,…
After months of struggling in your marriage or after finding out that your spouse has filed for divorce you make the call to set up an appointment with a divorce attorney. You are upset…
In order to file a lawsuit against a person or entity, you must serve them with process. “Process” is a legal word that means the plaintiff must put the defendant on notice that he/she is being sued. Usually this is…
You have decided that you want a divorce from your spouse. Your mind is made up. Perhaps you have been arguing for years and you have finally decided the marriage cannot be saved and you want to move forward. What…
Yes. The State Legislature adopted Article 4, Collaborative Law Proceedings (§ 50-70 to § 50-89), in 2003 establishing collaborative law procedures in North Carolina. As defined in NCGS § 50-71: Collaborative law is a procedure in which a husband and wife who are…
Going through a divorce can be one of the most devastating time periods in a person’s life. Children of parents going through a divorce sometimes suffer excessively if one or both of their parents cannot separate their emotions regarding the…
About a week ago, the Wall Street Journal posted an article by Veronica Dagher entitled, “How to Plan for a Divorce.” In it, she suggests a few financial steps that one should consider when pondering separation, including gathering certain financial…
As the tabloids report that Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s divorce was finally finalized after a separation of almost three years, many people have asked, can it really take three years to get divorced? While every state has its own…