Grandparents’ visitation and custody rights are one of the largest...
Child Custody
Determining a Custody Schedule
It used to be that most divorcing couples both worked...
Types of Child Custody
In Raleigh, child custody determines which parent has the legal...
How do courts determine who gets custody
In North Carolina, State Code Section 50-11.2 and State Code...
Identifying and Avoiding Parental Alienation.
Every seasoned district court judge and child custody lawyer has seen cases where a parent, during a custody case, attempts to alienate his son’s or her daughter’s love and affection for the other parent in order to win the custody case. A parent’s attempt to brainwash, manipulate, or control a child to diminish or destroy the child’s love and affection for the other parent is generally known as referred to as parental alienation.
Public School or Private School: Which Parent Has Authority to Decide?
A new school year will soon begin and some parents will be making decisions regarding which school their child should attend. Where a child attends school is an important decision that can impact the child’s overall development and well-being. Inevitably, parents will have disagreements over where their child should attend school. One parent may want the child enrolled in a small, religious-oriented private school while the other parent wants the child to attend public school. So, which parent has authority to choose where the child attends school?
Circumstances in Which the Child Support Guidelines Do Not Apply.
The North Carolina Child Support Guidelines currently in effect provide recommended guidelines for determining the presumptive child support obligation for parties whose combined adjusted gross incomes is $300,000 per year ($25,000 per month) or less.
Child Support and Child Custody for a Disabled Child.
The obligation of parents to pay support for a disabled...
Factors That May Impact Awarding One Parent Primary Child Custody
In years past, North Carolina law contained a “tender years”...