Helping Families Make Informed Decisions About Their Future
There is a long check list of prerequisites to meet just to be able to file for divorce in North Carolina. State law outlines the conditions someone must meet as well as the steps they must take to end their marriage, with one of those being fulfilling a separation...
Moving in with a new partner can be the start of an exciting new chapter. Yet, as a co-parent sharing custody of your children, it can also be a bit nerve-wracking. This transition already requires careful planning, and there are even more details to account for...
In North Carolina, couples who wish to end their marriage must live separately for at least one year and one day. Fulfilling this separation period is a requirement in order to officially file for a divorce. However, life does not just stop during that year. A lot...
There is no way to overstate the stress that marital troubles can cause you. Your home, which should be your peaceful refuge, becomes a place where you are constantly on edge. When the conflict keeps increasing and the troubles keep persisting, you eventually reach a...
Years after COVID-19 first appeared, the debates and disagreements over vaccines seem to be persisting. You may see news stories and social media posts on this topic from across the country, but this debate might hit closer to home for you personally. Raising young...
Whether or not finances were a point of contention during your marriage, they may become one in the divorce. Particularly when it comes to managing any debts and liabilities. It is normal to worry about your finances after your marriage ends, so you may wonder what...
Sharing child custody inevitably means you will have to navigate custody exchanges. In some cases, these exchanges may be a source of stress, especially if you have a high-conflict co-parent. You do not have to dread these exchanges. There are strategies to help you...
Divorce mediation provides North Carolina spouses the option to negotiate and settle the terms of their divorce outside of court. That fact alone can make mediation appear as an attractive option. However, does that mean it is a better course of action overall,...
In the last blog post, we discussed how parents can effectively deal with others’ judgments about their parenting arrangement or parenting style after divorce. However, your reactions – and your approach – may be very different if such judgment comes from your...
Even if you and your child’s other parent are no longer together, you all are still a family. However, as you may have discovered during your marriage, people – even loved ones – outside of that immediate family may have many loud opinions about how you parent. These...
