In North Carolina, the most common method of diffusing a situation of domestic violence is the grant of a Domestic Violence Protective Order (DVPO). These temporary restraining orders protect victims by preventing their alleged abuser from contacting or coming near...
Understanding the North Carolina child support process
Child Support Services, a state agency, ensures that North Carolina children have their financial needs met by both parents. Typically, the noncustodial parent makes monthly payments to the custodial parent that continue until the child has turned 18 and graduated...
Changing the parenting plan after divorce
Custody agreements and parenting plans can be the hardest part of a divorce negotiation. Sometimes the results were not what you wished for, either because the judge made a decision or you were not in a position to actively coparent. Things change over time, however,...
Three questions to ask yourself when co-parenting gets tough
Even after a divorce is finalized, it can leave behind feelings of bitterness between ex-spouses for quite a while. While it is true that time can heal even those kinds of wounds, many do not have the time they need to recover when they have to co-parent their...