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 | 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...
by Scott Allen | Jan 25, 2012 | Child Support, Family Law, Family Law Library
The issue of past due child support creates particular problems for parents who get behind. The problem is that once a child support payment comes due, the court is generally prohibited from changing that amount later. In practical terms that means that as soon as...