by Scott Allen | Mar 31, 2012 | Child Custody, Family Law
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 Divorce – Reduce its impact on Children Divorce can be stressful, sad and confusing for children. At any age, children will feel uncertain about what life would be like or angry at the prospect of their parents’ divorce....
by Scott Allen | Mar 19, 2012 | Child Custody, Family Law, Property Distribution
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 In Raleigh, NC where I have practiced law most of the last seventeen-plus years there have been a few rare occurrences in my cases. More rare than lunar eclipses in fact. I am referring to the appointment of guardians in family law...
by Scott Allen | Mar 14, 2012 | Child Custody, Family Law
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 An affidavit is a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation for use as evidence in a court case. The person making the affidavit is called the affiant. In family law cases in North Carolina affidavits are frequently used...
by Scott Allen | Mar 10, 2012 | Child Custody, Family Law, Raleigh
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 Raleigh Child Custody and Wake County Child Custody Evaluations A child custody evaluation is a valuable tool in contested Raleigh child custody cases in North Carolina. In this article I will explore some of the frequent questions...
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 | Jan 14, 2012 | Child Custody, Child Support, Family Law, Family Law Library
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 The usual rule of law in North Carolina and the U.S. is that a party must pay his or her own attorneys fees unless there is a staute that that shifts the burden to the other party. We have such a statute in NCGS 50-13.6 that allows...