by McIlveen Family Law Firm | Mar 31, 2018 | Marriage
Underage Marriage: How Young is Too Young? Individuals who are eighteen or older do not need consent from anyone else to marry in North Carolina. Individuals who are under age 18 may marry if they satisfy the requirements indicated below. Child Marriage or Underage...
by McIlveen Family Law Firm | Mar 30, 2018 | Marriage
Changing Your Name After Marriage is a Choice Changing your name is optional. You are allowed to keep your old name, change your name to your spouse’s name, or to hyphenate your old and new names. It is your decision whether to change your name or not but it is...
by McIlveen Family Law Firm | Mar 30, 2018 | Adoption, North Carolina Law
When a child is adopted, their ties to their prior parents are severed with one exception. Stepparent adoption only severs the relationship with the parent that the stepparent is not married to at the time of the adoption. NC Requirements Stepparent Adoption The...
by McIlveen Family Law Firm | Mar 30, 2018 | Child Custody, Divorce
Why Do Some Parents Choose Nesting Custody Arrangements? Packing, unpacking, missing homework left at Dad’s or Mom’s—frustrated friends who don’t know where they are, and, being too far away to participate in fun weekend activities are issues...
by McIlveen Family Law Firm | Mar 30, 2018 | Child Support
At one time, child support enforcement was lax. Noncustodial parents, mostly fathers who were disparagingly referred to as “Deadbeat Dads,” could cross state lines and escape the enforcement efforts of the state that ordered them to pay to support their...
