A question I commonly receive from clients is whether they are entitled to a modification of an existing child support order. This usually comes about when one parent is now earning more money or less money than they were when the original order was entered. It can also occur where the expenses necessary to care…
Category Archives: child support
New Information on Uncontested Divorce in North Carolina
In the past several weeks, I’ve received numerous emails from readers who are looking for information on whether we can help them with an uncontested divorce, so I’ve decided to post some information on the process under the “NC Divorce Laws” section of the website. Here is a direct link. The bottom line is that…
NC Child Custody – Best interests of the child… What is that?
As a practicing attorney, I really enjoy clear, well defined statutes that give me good sense of what my client needs to do to win their case (if and when it makes its way into the courtroom). One of the most highly litigated areas of divorce law in NC is child custody – and unfortunately,…
New Information on NC Child Support
My goal in creating this Raleigh Divorce Lawyer website and blog is to give away as much information as I can to North Carolinian’s who are currently involved in a divorce, going through a legal separation, or just thinking about divorce or separation and want to learn more about their legal options. Today I posted…
Do you need a custody evaluation?
Just attended a great presentation on Custody Evaluations by J. Albert Clyburn – a Wilmington Divorce Lawyer. Some of the important notes that you need to consider if your attorney recommends a custody evaluation include: Does your case warrant a custody evaluation – Are you and your spouse on speaking terms? Is there evidence of…
Family Law Meetings – Day 1 in Charleston
It’s a packed house here in Charleston. Right now Michelle Reingold is doing a great job with the case law updates. UPDATE: Today was a great first day in Charleston. I had blogged previously that I wasn’t sure about the presentation topics, but I felt that the speakers today were thorough, prepared, and overall, did…
Family Law Meetings in Charleston
Tomorrow my wife and I are headed to the annual family law meeting for the North Carolina Bar. This year the event is being held in Charleston, South Carolina and the title of the event is “In the Trenches: Understanding and Preparing for Custody Litigation. I’m hoping I’ll learn something while I am there, but…
Can I stop paying child support?
I was presented with the following question: “My daughter is going to college before turning 18. How do I change the child support order so money goes directly to her?” My initial response to this question is that under no circumstances should this individual stop paying child support to his/her ex. This would be a…