FAYETTEVILLE FAMILY LAW BLOG
Unique features of domestic violence against transgender people
Regardless of your gender identity or sexual orientation, you could be at risk for domestic violence. In fact, your risk as a member of the LGBT+ community may be even greater than that for your cisgender and heterosexual counterparts. However, domestic violence does...
What is the USFSPA?
Divorce often takes place in a courthouse near where you live. But what if you or your spouse is abroad and actively servicing in the military? What benefits and pay count as property? The North Carolina bar helps answer these questions by explaining the Uniformed...
Child-to-parent domestic violence is most under-reported
When it comes to the role of domestic violence in family law, most people think of one partner abusing another or abusing the children. However, there is another type of abuse that people rarely discuss. It involves children abusing parents. More often than not, these...
The root causes of parental alienation
In North Carolina, both parents have custodial rights and are entitled to have a relationship with their child free of interference from the other parent. In some cases, one parent will try to sabotage the child's relationship with their other parent by badmouthing...
NC fathers are pushing to spend more time with their kids
Over the past few decades, gender roles have experienced a rapid shift. In some households, women go out to work in corporate while men take care of the home. Some households with children have no women at all. These and other factors have resulted in men pushing to...
What is collaborative divorce
The aftermath of divorce can be very expensive in both time and money. Many people worried about how much child support they may need to pay or how much they will receive. There is also the issue of alimony. However, many people are unaware of how expensive the actual...
What documents can reveal hidden assets?
Ideally, a divorced parent will be upfront about how much he or she earns in order to provide the other spouse with a fair amount of child support. But you might suspect your ex-spouse is concealing income in order to lower the child support that you receive. If you...
Dividing military pensions during divorce
Between potential deployments, base housing and various military benefits, there is a lot to think about when pursuing a divorce as a member or a spouse of a member of the armed services. One item that deserves special attention is division of military pensions. Even...
How does North Carolina determine domestic violence?
U.S. courts take domestic violence cases very seriously. A charge of domestic violence does not indicate any single instance of abuse, but many cases of abuse over a period of time. These unclear patterns can sometimes make domestic violence difficult to identify or...
Common reasons men consider divorce
Recently, we investigated common reasons why women initiate divorces in North Carolina. We found that women often choose to leave a marriage because of economic concerns, archaic gender role disputes and emotional issues. Men, too, cite specific reasons for a failing...
