Life changes after marriage. In addition to children or a new lifestyle, a spouse’s financial situation may evolve. Couples can enter agreements after they marry that can serve as a form of insurance to protect their rights if they ever divorce. Postnuptial agreement...
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What is unique about same-sex divorces?
Since becoming federally recognized, which forced all of the states to also recognize it, marriage equality has given rise to divorce equality. After all, it was always a matter of time before same-sex couples would start to see their marriages end like their...
Parental alienation is a serious problem
For parents thinking about divorce or going through the process already, their primary concern is usually child custody, co-parenting and the well-being of their child. But, what many of these Winston-Salem, North Carolina, divorcing parents may not realize is that...
Two ways to establish paternity in North Carolina
Not every child in North Carolina is born to married parents. Having a child out of wedlock is losing its negative stigma among many. But, if a child is born to parents who are not married and are no longer in a relationship with one another, if the child’s mother...
Social Security benefits after divorce: what you need to know
Over the years, more older couples have begun to file for divorce in North Carolina and throughout the country. Although divorce can be quite difficult to go through at any age, it is often much more difficult and complex for those reaching retirement age or who are...
What goes into a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement?
Planning before marriage for what happens afterward, whether it is from a divorce or a partner's death, is important to reduce the stress and trauma of these events for residents of North Carolina. Taking the first step in planning is imperative when a person is on a...