by Scott Allen | Mar 5, 2012 | Child Custody, Family Law
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 The law in North Carolina is that a parent may seek emergency custody in limited circumstances when there are extreme safety concerns or there is a risk that a parent will move or has moved the child from North Carolina to avoid this...
by Scott Allen | Mar 4, 2012 | Alimony, Family Law, Family Law Library
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 Alimony under North Carolina law is a form of spousal support. It is “permanent” spousal support where postseparation support is temporary. North Carolina does not have guidelines that automatically...
by Scott Allen | Feb 12, 2012 | Alimony, Family Law, Family Law Library
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 Postseparation support is a ration of the 1995 statutory amendments that overhauled the alimony and temporary alimony law in North Carolina. Postseparation support is temporary alimony. It is designed as a stop-gap measure to...
by Scott Allen | Feb 1, 2012 | Family Law, Family Law Library
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 Failure to pay child support can have serious consequences. In addition to the contempt powers of the court as found in NCGS 5A, the court may revoke or suspend licenses. This includes driver, hunting, and professional licensing,...
by Scott Allen | Jan 27, 2012 | Family Law, Family Law Library
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 The law in North Carolina on child support presumes that parents have a financial responsibility towards their children. This such an important issue to the states and the federal government, that child support agencies have been...