Child Custody & Support

Child support is intended for the care and needs of the child. For that reason, it is important that child support obligations are enforced. Parents should be familiar with how child support orders are enforced. Once there is a valid child support order in place, it...

Divorce throws life plans off like no other event. It is an emotionally trying time not just for the parents, but especially for the children. Parents in North Carolina who have their children’s best interests in mind will want a custody arrangement that takes care of...

When you’re fighting over child custody matters, you can quickly find yourself in a he-said, she-said situation, with each parent thinking that he or she knows what’s best for the child. This can be confusing for a judge, who is ultimately going to make child custody...

With the holidays just around the corner, your co-parenting relationship with your child’s other parent may be put to the test. After all, this is the time of year when many parents struggle with the thought of not being able to spend time with their child, and...

Many people in North Carolina probably only think of child support orders in the context of a divorce proceeding. That is fair, as child support is typically an important and hotly contested issue in divorce cases. However, child support orders are common between...

You love your child and will do anything to protect him or her. But doing so can be difficult when your mere access to your child is limited by your child’s other parent. This gatekeeping function can serve as just one of the many ways in which a parent can engage in...

Divorce creates a cascade of urgent considerations for all involved as the marriage comes to an end, not the least of which is deciding how to handle the care and nurturing of the children. Finding a balance between the needs of the child and the wishes of the parents...

Divorce can be very stressful for children in North Carolina especially if they feel caught in the middle between two warring parents. Moreover, they may identify with parents who claim the other acted awfully or unfairly. This could lead to trouble at home or at...

The need to modify a divorce settlement agreement can be inevitable as the former spouses, and their children, experience life changes following the divorce. The family law process provides a process and a framework to help divorcing couples modify child custody,...

As any North Carolina parent will attest, raising a child can be expensive. They will further assert that it takes a village to raise a child. Thus, when a parent is caring for a child on his or her own, it can feel very overwhelming. Whether it is due to a split or a...