To be legally separated in North Carolina, a couple must be living separate and apart and at least one of the parties must intend for that the separation be permanent. A married couple cannot live in the same residence and be separated even if the parties are not sharing a bedroom. At least one spouse …
Stallard & Bellof is here for you and your family during this difficult and unprecedented time. Although the Coronavirus or Covid-19 may be wreaking havoc on life as we knew it, we are hard at work. We are making sure that you understand the orders entered by the Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme …
More than 6.6 million people filed for unemployment last week and more than 10 million people have filed new claims for unemployment in the last two weeks. If you have recently lost your job and if you owe child support under a North Carolina child support order, you should consider filing a Motion to Modify …
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We are living through an unprecedented time. Mecklenburg County announced yesterday that its residents and visitors are being ordered to stay at home beginning on March 26th at 8:00 am. Residents and visitors are ordered to stay at home unless they provide or work for an essential business, are involved in an essential activity such …
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 and emotional and rightfully so. You never thought your marriage would come to this. You …
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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 accomplished by having a sheriff or other “process server” deliver a copy of the complaint …
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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 is the next step? In North Carolina, a married couple must be separated for at …
Divorce is tough on all of the people involved. The traditional divorce can make the problems a couple has during the marriage even worse due to the adversarial process of a divorce in the court system. Attorneys and therapists who were tired of seeing families struggle during divorce proceedings have tried to find a better …
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 divorce from the business of raising children. In the worst case scenario, children can suffer …
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