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There are many enforcement tools to help the parent who was ordered to receive child support but fails to receive such support from the other parent. Both the parent who is to receive child support and the parent who is ordered to pay child support should be aware of different enforcement mechanisms available. The parent receiving support, the obligee, needs…
North Carolina law gives a judge authority to require one party to pay the other party’s attorney’s fees in family law matters that include claims for child custody, child support, post-separation support, and/or alimony. Typically an award of attorney’s fees is favored when there is a significant disparity in the incomes of the parties. The underlying objective is to require…
The decision to appeal to trial judges should be given careful consideration. A party in a family law case – be it a child custody case, child support case, alimony case, or equitable distribution case – who believes the trial judge’s decision was mistaken or unsupported by law, may appeal that decision to the North Carolina Court of Appeals. In…
With the exception of child custody, the issues arising from divorce largely relate to financial matters, including determining child support, postseparation support, alimony, and division of marital property and debts. When some or all of these issues need to be resolved, your attorney will require substantial personal and financial information in order to prepare your case for settlement negotiations, mediation,…
In North Carolina, when a couple who is married has a baby, the couple is automatically viewed as the child’s legal parents, and both of their names will appear on the child’s birth certificate. This provides both members of the couple with all the rights and responsibilities of parenthood. If the parents are not married, however, it complicates the matter…
Family lawyers are instrumental in helping people deal with domestic relations and family-related issues, including but not limited to divorce concerns and issues related to divorce. These often include the division of marital property, child custody arrangements, child support, spousal support, and contractual agreements between spouses – such as prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. If you are facing a divorce –…