FAMILY LAW BLOG
How Does My Child’s Special Needs Affect Child Support?
Special Needs Child Support Most of the guesswork is taken out of determining how much child support is appropriate by following the NC Child Support Guidelines. These guidelines tell the judge how much basic child support is per child based on how much income the...
How Can I Establish Paternity of My Child?
Paternity of a child can be established in several ways. When a child is born in an NC hospital the hospital provides an opportunity for the parents to sign an Affidavit Of Parentage For Child Born Out Of Wedlock (DHHS-1660). This form, which is identical to the...
Can I Move My Kids to Another State?
Whether or not you can move your child or children to another state depends on many factors. It is important to know whether there is a custody order in place, are divorce and custody proceedings in the court system now, if there is a custody order in place what...
Can I Get a Protective Order in Court?
In NC, there are two types of domestic violence protective orders: Ex parte/Temporary protective orders Final domestic violence protective orders, often called a 50B order or a restraining order Ex parte simply means that one party appears before the judge and the...
Does Domestic Violence Affect Child Custody?
In NC domestic violence can be considered by the judge in determining child custody. The standard for custody cases in NC is always "what is in the best interest of the child". Unlike some states NC does not have a rebuttable presumption against custody to the...
Divorce After 50
According to the latest data from the National Center for Family & Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University, while the overall divorce rate has decreased slightly over the past two decades, for those over divorce after 50 it has doubled. Divorcing later...