by Scott Allen | Jun 5, 2018 | Family Law
North Carolina may be on the cusp of having a new collaborative law statute. You can read the bill here. The bill provides for things like tolling the statutes of limitation and also staying actions in a pending case if the parties follow certain rules. That is...
by Scott Allen | May 26, 2018 | Family Law
Arbitration Versus Court: Which is Better? When settlement fails the parties need someone else to make a decision in their dispute. There are really only two choices: litigation or arbitration. If you are unable to resolve your custody, child support, alimony...
by Scott Allen | Feb 19, 2018 | Family Law
Reunification therapy Reunification therapy in a child custody case is court-mandated therapy with the goal of reuniting children and parents and attempting to repair a parent-child relationship. Reunification therapy is a kind of family therapy. It is often used in...
by Scott Allen | Dec 29, 2017 | Child Custody, Family Law
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 Sometimes a single question during a contested trial and a single answer to that question will put the entire case in perspective for the judge. I have many examples over my years of practice of this occurring and it usually...
by Scott Allen | Dec 27, 2017 | Discovery and Depositions, Family Law
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 A private investigator can play an important part in a family law case. Whether it is a spouse who may be cheating or a separated parent who may leaving the children with a sitter to go out at night, a private investigator’s...
by Scott Allen | Dec 23, 2017 | Family Law, Property Distribution
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 North Carolina is an equitable distribution state. Conceptually, “equitable” is the key word. In NC the district court judge has the authority to divide property bases upon concepts of fairness and the statute NCGS...