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...
by Scott Allen | Jan 3, 2016 | Alimony, Property Distribution
Wake County has a family court system and local rules that are designed to streamline the court process. Financial mediation is a requirement in Wake County family law cases where equitable distribution, postseparation support, and alimony are at issue. Family...
by Scott Allen | Mar 22, 2013 | Property Distribution
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 “It’s not fair,” the client says. “It’s the law,” responds the attorney. There are certain truisms when it comes to personal property and the equitable distribution process in North Carolina:...
by Scott Allen | Mar 31, 2012 | Property Distribution
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 How are retirement benefits divided in your divorce? The most valuable assets of most marriages are the home and retirement benefits. North Carolina’s equitable distribution law allows the court to divide these (and other)...
by Scott Allen | Mar 19, 2012 | Child Custody, 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 | Nov 13, 2011 | Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, 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...