by Angela McIlveen | Oct 27, 2026 | Alimony & Property Division, Equitable Distribution, North Carolina Law
Equitable Distribution in North Carolina Does Bad Behavior Affect Who Gets What in a North Carolina Divorce? Many people assume a judge will give them more of the property because of how their spouse behaved. A March 2026 North Carolina Court of Appeals decision is a...
by Angela McIlveen | Oct 8, 2026 | Alimony & Property Division, Equitable Distribution, North Carolina Law
Property Division · Pets Who Gets the Dog? A New North Carolina Case on Pets and Breakups A fight over a Great Dane named Roxy went from small claims court to the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The decision shows how courts in this state decide who keeps a pet, and...
by Angela McIlveen | Oct 7, 2026 | Alimony & Property Division, Equitable Distribution, North Carolina Law
Equitable Distribution in North Carolina Business Goodwill in a North Carolina Divorce After Sneed v. Johnston On August 14, 2026, the North Carolina Supreme Court held that the personal goodwill of a professional practice is not marital property. For business owners,...
by Angela McIlveen | Apr 11, 2018 | North Carolina Law, Alimony, Alimony & Property Division
Tax Law & Alimony Is Alimony Taxable in North Carolina? What Divorcing Spouses Need to Know Alimony awards in North Carolina remain highly discretionary and fact-specific. Unlike child support, there is no formula or calculator that can reliably predict whether...
by Angela McIlveen | Apr 28, 2017 | Alimony & Property Division, Divorce, Divorce & Separation, Equitable Distribution, Family Law
Bankruptcy & Divorce Bankruptcy & North Carolina Family Law When a divorce and a bankruptcy overlap, the two systems don’t fully pause for each other. Here’s what keeps moving, what doesn’t, and what survives the bankruptcy no matter what....
