Divorce comes with many financial considerations. When someone appears in North Carolina family court, he/she may wonder how a judge will rule regarding alimony and/or child support. A person's income does factor into the decision. A top earner with significant means...

Parents of children with a chronic illness might worry about the cost of health care after separating. The primary custodial parent might become burdened with the health care costs if the non-custodial parent does not chip in. Even in the case of perfectly healthy...

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...

Divorcing in North Carolina with children can leave you stumped about how that affects any upcoming deployments. As a member of the military, deployments can sometimes happen suddenly leaving you wondering what to do about your child. Ideally, your child custody...

For many people, child support is an especially difficult aspect of family law. Even when parents are healthy and happy, making payments (or receiving payments that are owed) becomes impossible in certain instances, such as the loss of a job or the other parent...

Many custodial parents in North Carolina and throughout the country experience the challenges of raising a child alone. The report "Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support" illustrates the prevalence of child custody and support issues. Courts are more...

Child support can be necessary for many parents in North Carolina, and determining the amount of child support benefits can be a significant part of any custody or divorce process. Children are entitled to receive financial support from both of their parents until...

Many parents in North Carolina struggle with issues of child support. Child support payments are an important part of parental responsibility, but it can sometimes be difficult to make payments. Many parents are also unaware of the details regarding child support,...

If parents in North Carolina get a divorce and do not share custody, one parent will generally be considered the custodial parent while the other has visitation rights. Simply being a single parent who has the child living at home while the other parent is largely...

When North Carolina parents get divorced, they may be thinking more about their children than the IRS. However, there can be many tax issues to consider when parents decide to end their marriage. For instance, those who have children will need to think about who will...