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What To Know If Your Spouse Had An Affair

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Learning that your spouse had an affair can feel like the world has turned against you. Fear about your future can be overwhelming, especially if you have children. It’s understandable to feel completely lost about the next steps you should…

Legal Fees: Who, What, Why, When and How Much?

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Ex-It Strategy Podcast 40 Hosts/Participants Elizabeth Stephenson, Sarah Hink, Jen Bordeaux Elizabeth: Hi, it’s Elizabeth Stevenson. Sarah: And Sarah Hink. We are the partners and podcasters at New Direction Family Law. Elizabeth: And we were talking about money. Sarah: Yes,…

What Happens When a Child of Divorced Parents Turns 18?

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Updated: November 9, 2022 When a child of divorced parents turns age eighteen, child support requirements may change. In most situations, parents do not have to continue paying child support. Custody arrangements will end too. If you have an older…

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7 Benefits of Hiring a Child Support Lawyer

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When you have minor children, both parents have a moral and legal obligation to provide emotional and financial support until they become adults. This applies regardless of whether or not the parents have ever been married. When facing a court…

Economic Stimulus Checks and Child Support

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Updated: October 31, 2022 Can Economic Stimulus Checks Be Intercepted to Pay Child Support? The question of economic stimulus checks and how they may be intercepted to pay child support may not be a concern anymore but understanding what other…

Child Support Attorney Assists with Garnishment of Wages

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Confer with a child support attorney to determine whether the state can garnish wages for child support if you will be paying or receiving support payments. In North Carolina, wage garnishment is a common way for the state to collect…

Who Pays for Child Care After the Divorce?

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If you are thinking about divorce, you may wonder who pays for child care once you separate. Your children may need extra child care because you and your ex are living separately. Someone must pay for the care and costs…

What Happens If Your Spouse Doesn’t Pay Child Support?

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If your spouse doesn’t pay you child support, you may find yourself in a difficult situation. Dealing with an ex-spouse or ex-partner who is not helping pay for your children’s needs can be emotionally and financially draining. Fortunately, there is…

What Does a Family Lawyer Do?

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You may have heard the term “family lawyer” and wondered what it means. It can be confusing to figure out which kinds of cases a lawyer can handle for you. If you are getting a divorce, seeking custody of children,…

Are Child Support Payments Required If You Have Joint Custody?

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Updated: January 18, 2022 People getting divorced commonly have the misunderstanding that parents with joint custody do not have to pay child support. In truth, child support payments depend on the parents’ unique circumstances. If child support may become an…

What to Do If Your Spouse Won’t Follow a Child Custody Agreement

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If your spouse won’t follow your child custody agreement, you may need legal help to enforce it. Dealing with joint custody can be time-consuming and difficult on its own – let alone if your spouse ignores your agreement. How Do…

Child Support Modification When a Parent’s Income Changes

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When a parent who is paying child support has a significant change in income, the court may approve a child support modification that results in a change in the amount of support payments. Changes in income can happen for many…

How Does Unemployment Affect Child Support and Alimony?

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The COVID 19 pandemic and resulting stay-at-home orders have effectively shut down businesses and created a historic level of unemployment. In North Carolina, nearly 1 million people have filed for unemployment between March 15th and the end of April. The…

Important Update Regarding COVID-19

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N.C. Supreme Court April 2nd Order includes updated COVID-19 directives that may affect your court case. Please review a quick note from New Direction Family Law regarding these changes. We hope that you and your family are safe and faring…

High-Income Child Support in North Carolina

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How Child Support is Generally Determined North Carolina laws require that both parents financially support their children. When it comes to child support payments, a noncustodial parent is generally responsible for making payments to the custodial parent—who is assumed to…

The Basics of Child Support in North Carolina

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Child support consists of court-ordered payments designed to cover the “reasonable needs” of children for their “health, education, and maintenance.” The issue is can be a heated one—not so much because parents don’t want to meet their children’s needs, but…

Modifying Court Orders When Your Circumstances Change

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When a marriage ends, couples typically obtain court orders that resolve issues like property division, alimony payments, child custody arrangements, and child support obligations. These orders serve as a snapshot of that moment in time. The orders should reflect the…

Is it Possible to Lower a Child Support Obligation?

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Child support obligations represent a big portion of the supporting parent’s income. When circumstances change over time—like when a parent’s income decreases due to a change in their employment or life circumstances—it is inevitable to question whether there is a…

Is a Parent Who Works Still Entitled to Child Support?

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Parents who pay child support frequently have questions about how much they are paying and how the support payments are being spent. This is natural, as it represents a sizable portion of each paycheck. However, because the parent who receives…

Does a Supporting Spouse Have Control Over How Child Support is Spent?

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If you are paying child support, you understand the pain of knowing that your paycheck is significantly less every month than before your child support order existed. But you can tolerate this pain, knowing that you are doing right by…

When Does Court Ordered Child Support End in North Carolina?

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While child support is a legally and morally necessary obligation that parents must contribute to their children’s expenses, it can represent a significant amount of a paying parent’s paycheck. Therefore, if you have been ordered to pay child support, there…

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What is a Child Support Consent Order?

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When separated parents can agree to the critical issues of child custody and child support, their children benefit. Both public policy and common sense tell us that it is far better for children to see their parents act in a…

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Child Support

What To Know If Your Spouse Had An Affair

Legal Fees: Who, What, Why, When and How Much?

What Happens When a Child of Divorced Parents Turns 18?

7 Benefits of Hiring a Child Support Lawyer

Economic Stimulus Checks and Child Support

Child Support Attorney Assists with Garnishment of Wages

Who Pays for Child Care After the Divorce?

What Happens If Your Spouse Doesn’t Pay Child Support?

What Does a Family Lawyer Do?

Are Child Support Payments Required If You Have Joint Custody?

What to Do If Your Spouse Won’t Follow a Child Custody Agreement

Child Support Modification When a Parent’s Income Changes

How Does Unemployment Affect Child Support and Alimony?

Important Update Regarding COVID-19

High-Income Child Support in North Carolina

The Basics of Child Support in North Carolina

Modifying Court Orders When Your Circumstances Change

Is it Possible to Lower a Child Support Obligation?

Is a Parent Who Works Still Entitled to Child Support?

Does a Supporting Spouse Have Control Over How Child Support is Spent?

When Does Court Ordered Child Support End in North Carolina?

What is a Child Support Consent Order?

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