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When a personal relationship breaks down, you may hear about two legal claims that sometimes appear together in North Carolina: alienation of affection and criminal conversation. At first glance, they can sound similar. However, each claim focuses on a different part...
In a stepparent adoption, you are asking the court to end one parent’s legal rights so you can step into that role. Because of that, the other parent usually must consent to the adoption before you can proceed. If they refuse, it can feel like you’ve hit a wall. In...
For stay-at-home parents, the idea of divorce often inspires intense anxiety about financial security and the future. Many have spent years supporting a household in ways that do not come with a paycheck. Some have stepped back from careers to care for children,...
While no relationship is perfect, certain challenges within a marriage can signal deeper issues. At times, challenges may indicate that a marriage has reached a point of no return. Recognizing these signs is a good place to begin for couples who may feel trapped in an...
Adultery is an innate betrayal of marital vows. It can do psychological and emotional damage to the innocent spouse and may even expose them to medical risks. Adultery can also cause irrevocable damage to a marital relationship. The discovery of an adulterous affair...
Prenuptial agreements are contracts that people sign before getting married. They establish clear expectations for the marriage and also discuss what might happen if the couple ever divorces. Only a minority of spouses begin a marriage with a prenuptial agreement in...
The decision to file for divorce comes with numerous practical challenges. People struggle to separate their lives at the end of a marriage, especially because they have likely combined financial resources for years. The more assets married couples share with one...
Although people generally enter marriages with the intention of staying together for life, some couples cannot achieve that goal. They file for divorce for any of a number of reasons, including infidelity or slowly growing apart over the years. With divorce comes some...
The divorce process can involve the assistance and guidance of different professionals. One of these can be a certified divorce financial analyst. As a trained financial professional that focuses on divorce finances, a CDFA can help couples going through a divorce in...
North Carolina law stipulates that assets inside of a marital estate are to be divided in an equitable manner when a couple divorces. Generally speaking, retirement assets are considered to be part of a marital estate even if the account is in one spouse's name. There...