Helping Families Make Informed Decisions About Their Future
A divorce can be an incredibly stressful experience for families. Therefore, it is important to take extra care of your mental health as you end your marriage. However, parents going through a divorce should also make sure they protect and care for their children’s...
Even considering a divorce can be both challenging and stressful. To help manage that stress – and protect your family – you might hope to pursue an amicable divorce. However, is this possible? To determine the answer posed above, it will help to answer the following...
Whether you ask them or not, it is common for your parents to share their opinions on every aspect of your life – even if you are an adult now. They might make comments about the cleanliness of your home, how you parent and even how you spend money. These comments can...
When parents divorce, there are many transitions the family goes through. One that can impact you the most is the transition to being a single parent. While North Carolina parents establish a custody arrangement and your ex-spouse might still be a co-parent, you...
With the youngest off to college, it is just you and your spouse at home now. An empty nest can come as a shock to parents after years of having a full house. This shock and the “empty nest syndrome” that some parents experience can create some challenges in the...
Stress is, unfortunately, commonplace in daily life. When we are students, we stress about schoolwork and the future. When we enter the workforce, we stress about bills and family matters. Then, certain events can add to that daily stress. For example, the Holmes-Rahe...
Ending a marriage can bring a sense of loss, even if the divorce was something you and your spouse agreed upon. After all, it is the end of a long-term relationship. It is not uncommon for that feeling of loss and sadness to grow as time goes on, especially as you...
From living separately for at least one year to negotiating the division of your marital property, you have nearly completed the entire process of ending your marriage. However, when is your divorce officially considered final? The judge must sign off on your divorce...
It takes courage to inform your spouse you want to end the marriage. However, what if they disagree? They claim they do not want a divorce, or perhaps even refuse to divorce you. After building up that courage to take the next step, this response can be...
North Carolina law requires divorcing spouses to divide their marital property, but some people may try to prevent their ex-spouse from getting their fair share. They might hide assets in some cases. In others, they might try to dissipate marital property. The most...
