by Scott Allen | Nov 17, 2011 | Child Custody, Family Law
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 Skype, Apple Facetime and other video-conferencing technologies are being used more and more between parents and their children who are living primarily or temporarily at long distances. North Carolina law allows the district court...
by Scott Allen | Nov 16, 2011 | Child Custody, Family Law
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 North Carolina law allows for the modification of a child custody order under certain circumstances. This article explores the law and the circumstances allowing the trial court to modify a custody order. This article assumes that...
by Scott Allen | Nov 13, 2011 | Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Family Law, Property Distribution
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 Most family law cases in North Carolina are heard in district court by a district court judge sitting without a jury. When a judge hears a case without a jury, the judge decides both how to apply the law to the case and what the...
by Scott Allen | Nov 13, 2011 | Child Custody, Family Law
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 How to Sue for Custody. A claim for child custody may be made in North Carolina in several ways. The traditional way is to file a complaint for child custody. The complaint for child custody may also include claims for alimony,...
by Scott Allen | Nov 12, 2011 | Child Custody, Family Law
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 I’ve represented many parents in many custody cases. In almost every case I get asked about the definitions of “legal,” “physical,” “primary” and “joint” custody. Clients have a...
by Scott Allen | Nov 10, 2011 | Child Custody, Family Law
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 This is one of the questions I get asked all the time by parents going through divorce: “Why do I need a child custody order?” The answer is, in a word, enforcement. A court order, that is a document signed by a judge...
