by Scott Allen | Nov 11, 2011 | Family Law, Premarital Agreements
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 I have been asked this question many time over my years of practice: “I signed a premarital agreement, got married, and now don’t want it; how can I make it go away?” The answer provided by G.S. § 52B-6 and case...
by Scott Allen | Nov 11, 2011 | Family Law, Premarital Agreements
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 North Carolina adopted a version of the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act and our version of the act is is applicable to any premarital agreement executed on or after July 1, 1987. A premarital agreement is a documents signed by...
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...
by Scott Allen | Nov 6, 2011 | Family Law, Property Distribution
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 I often get asked how a claim for equitable distribution can be asserted in North Carolina and if there are any rules about when the claim must be made. The short answer is: file your equitable distribution claim before the judge...
by Scott Allen | Nov 5, 2011 | Family Law, Property Distribution
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 G.S. § 50-20(a) provides that “[u]pon application of a party, the court shall determine what is the marital property and divisible property, and shall provide for an equitable distribution of both between the parties in...
by Scott Allen | Nov 5, 2011 | Divorce, Family Law
Call at (919) 863-4183 An absolute Divorce in NC changes the status of a married couple to being unmarried. An absolute divorce in North Carolina ends the marriage. The absolute divorce does not resolve property, alimony, child custody, child support, or other...
