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Divorce and Equitable Distribution – Preserve Your Rights

Divorce and Equitable Distribution – Preserve Your Rights

by Scott Allen | Apr 11, 2023 | Family Law, Family Law Library, Property Distribution

Does Equitable Distribution have a Statute of Limitations? One of the big issues in North Carolina divorce law is the timely filing of claims for equitable distribution.   The rule is simple: for a party to preserve the right to ask the court to divide property, then...
Unequal Distribution, Equitable Distribution and North Carolina Law

Unequal Distribution, Equitable Distribution and North Carolina Law

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...
Personal Property and Equitable Distribution in North Carolina

Personal Property and Equitable Distribution in North Carolina

by Scott Allen | Mar 22, 2013 | Family Law, 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:...
Personal Property and Equitable Distribution in North Carolina

Retirement Division in Divorce

by Scott Allen | Mar 31, 2012 | Family Law, 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)...
Personal Property and Equitable Distribution in North Carolina

Guardians and the Family Law Case

by Scott Allen | Mar 19, 2012 | Child Custody, Family Law, 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...
Personal Property and Equitable Distribution in North Carolina

Jury Trial in North Carolina Family Law Cases

by Scott Allen | Nov 13, 2011 | Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Family Law, Property Distribution

Call 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 facts of the...
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