by Scott Allen | Jan 11, 2018 | Divorce
What is a divorce? Some people think that divorce means everything… custody, child support, alimony, etc. It doesn’t. It is a status change from being married to being single again. Marriage is a status change from being single to being married. The statute: The...
by Scott Allen | Apr 16, 2013 | Family Law Library
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 I ask this question all the time of my clients: “What is important to you?” After all, it is the client’s situation, the client’s money, and the client’s future wellbeing at stake. If I don’t...
by Scott Allen | Apr 10, 2013 | Family Law
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ― Benjamin Franklin “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” ― Abraham Lincoln “Someone’s sitting in the shade today...
by Scott Allen | Nov 14, 2011 | Annulment
Call Scott Allen at (919) 863-4183 Most everyone who gets married and then has immediate second thoughts wants to know if they can get an annulment in North Carolina. Usually the answer is no…. it is not a fix for a bad marriage decision. An annulment is very...
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...