by Scott Allen | Nov 1, 2012 | Family Law, Family Law Library
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 I get lots of calls from potential divorce and family law clients who have, for one reason or another, waited until the last minute to hire a lawyer. By last minute I mean they have waited until a week or two (or less) before an...
by Scott Allen | Oct 31, 2012 | Family Law, Family Law Library
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 I have seen all these things I’ve listed below. Let them be amusement for the wise and words of caution to the foolish: Don’t carry alcohol with you. Don’t ask for a break from your hearing saying you need to run...
by Scott Allen | Oct 30, 2012 | Family Law, Family Law Library
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 After many conversations with clients over the years, I discovered that not only the law is a mystery to most people, but so is courtroom procedure in family court. Most people’s expectation about what happens in court is...
by Scott Allen | Oct 29, 2012 | Child Custody, Family Law
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 When can a child decide custody? Rather than making you read more and then giving you the answer later, I’ve decided just to say it up front: under North Carolina law a child almost never has the final legal say as to which...
by Scott Allen | Jul 7, 2012 | Divorce, Family Law
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 North Carolina is a “no-fault” absolute divorce state. What does “no-fault” mean? It means that to obtain an absolute divorce a spouse need not show that he or she was wronged by the other spouse. Prior...
