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Ask a Lawyer About Mental Health Issues and Divorce

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Ask a Lawyer About Mental Health Issues and Divorce If you find yourself grappling with questions about the impact of mental health issues on divorce, it is advisable to reach out to a lawyer for assistance. Navigating the complexities of…

Can You Modify Your Divorce’s Property Division?

Can You Modify Property Division after Your Divorce is Finalized?

Lifestyle Separation & Divorce Wealth

As you move through the divorce process, you may wonder if you can modify your divorce’s property division later. Getting divorced can be stressful, and you may feel a weight lifted off your shoulders once it’s over and done. However,…

Will You Lose Your Health Insurance in the Divorce?

Health Lifestyle Separation & Divorce

Will you lose your health insurance in a divorce? It’s less thought of, but is still an important issue during a divorce. Many spouses depend on health insurance coverage from their spouse’s plan. Children may depend on the plan as…

Planning for After the Divorce

Lifestyle Parenting Relationships Separation & Divorce

Have you taken the time to do some planning for after the divorce? If you have made the decision to divorce and are taking steps to find a lawyer and begin your separation period, the post-divorce time may not be…

Do You Own Real Estate and Want a Divorce? Reasons to Consult a Family Law Lawyer

Lifestyle Separation & Divorce Wealth

If you own real estate and want a divorce, you should consult a lawyer. Dividing up marital property is a major part of many divorces. Real estate in particular could be difficult for you to divide because it can’t easily…

What Will Happen to Your Investments and Retirement Plan When You Divorce?

Lifestyle Separation & Divorce Wealth

It is important to understand what will happen to your investments and retirement plan when you divorce. If you have decided to divorce, your marital assets will be divided. This could affect your retirement planning or investment strategy. Depending on…

Your Spouse Left the State with Your Kids – What’s Next?

Child Custody Domestic Violence Lifestyle Parenting Relationships

When a marriage is breaking up, it’s not unusual that one spouse leaves the state with the kids. Sometimes the move is agreed upon by the other spouse, and sometimes it is not. If your spouse unexpectedly took the children…

Do You Need a Prenup Lawyer to Sign an Agreement?

Lifestyle Relationships Wealth

If you want a prenup, you need to consult with a lawyer before you sign the agreement. Signing a prenuptial agreement could affect your life and assets many years in the future. Do not sign a form that your fiancé…

Protecting Inherited Assets in a Divorce: What You Need to Know

Lifestyle Separation & Divorce Wealth

If you are getting a divorce, protecting inherited assets from division and distribution to your spouse may be a major concern. When you inherit money or property from your family, you may not want your ex to receive any part…

Economic Stimulus Checks and Child Support

Child Support Lifestyle Wealth

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…

What Is a Divorce From Bed and Board in North Carolina?

Domestic Violence Lifestyle Relationships Separation & Divorce

A divorce from bed and board is a separation option available in North Carolina in situations involving abuse, adultery, or mistreatment. It’s not a divorce in the true sense of the word – it’s a legal, court-ordered separation during which…

Who Pays for Child Care After the Divorce?

Child Support Lifestyle Parenting Relationships

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…

Will I Get to Keep My House and Car After My Divorce?

Lifestyle Separation & Divorce

One major worry that couples face when they divorce is property division. Who gets the house, who gets the car, and how will you divide up everything else? Even couples who expect straightforward, quick divorces may find property division surprisingly…

Divorce When Most of Your Property Is in Your Spouse’s Name

Lifestyle Relationships Separation & Divorce Wealth

If you’re getting divorced but most of your property is in your spouse’s name, you may be concerned that you’ll walk away with nothing. In addition to the emotions you may feel about the divorce, you have to worry about…

Can a Child Choose Which Parent to Live With?

Child Custody Lifestyle Parenting

Dealing with a child custody dispute can be an extremely emotional and difficult experience for you and your children. Unfortunately, your child has limited input on which parent should have custody. This can add additional stress to the situation if…

Will Your Spouse Have to Pay You Alimony?

Lifestyle Relationships Separation & Divorce Wealth

Updated: January 25, 2023 When going through a separation and divorce, many people worry about financial support. Money may become a lot tighter without the additional income that your spouse provided. Fortunately, North Carolina law allows some divorcing spouses to…

Divisible Property in North Carolina

Lifestyle Separation & Divorce Wealth

Dividing property during the divorce process can become very complicated and sometimes, contentious. There are different kinds of property that the court must divide between the spouses, including marital property, separate property, and divisible property. If you’re not familiar with…

What Is the Difference Between Alimony and Post-Separation Support?

Lifestyle Relationships Separation & Divorce Wealth

If you are involved in a separation or divorce, you may have questions about receiving post-separation support or alimony. While these two forms of spousal support share some similarities, you’ll want to understand the differences between them too. What Is…

How Divorce Could Affect Your Business

Lifestyle Separation & Divorce Wealth

If you own a business, getting a divorce could have a big impact on it. It’s important to understand the basics of how divorce could affect the business and how to protect yourself. The most important issue is whether you…

Postnuptial Agreements: What You Need to Know

Lifestyle Relationships Separation & Divorce

If you are married and want to ensure that you and your children are financially protected in the future, then you may want to sign a postnuptial agreement. Postnuptial agreements provide peace of mind should you ever separate or divorce.…

Prenuptial Agreements: What You Need to Know

Lifestyle Relationships Separation & Divorce

You might have heard of prenuptial agreements in the context of celebrity marriages or divorces, so you may be surprised to learn that it is becoming common for couples of all income levels to sign “prenups”. These premarital contracts can…

Self-Care During COVID-19

Health Lifestyle

With economies reopening sporadically across the country amid COVID-19, many people are facing difficult choices moving forward. There is a challenging balance that we must each weigh between safety, employment, and living freely. This stressful choice comes during months of…

Rediscovering the Joys of Parks

Lifestyle Parenting

As technology has evolved over the last several decades, it seems that each generation of kids spends less time outside than the previous one. If you think about it, from the time that the Nintendo Entertainment System brought arcades into…

Living a Greener Lifestyle

Health Lifestyle

There should be no question that adults have a duty to strive for their children to have better lives and more opportunities than the preceding generation. This generally means that adults work hard to give their children the chance to…

Taking Care of Your Heart Health

Health Lifestyle

You are important and deserve to life a full, healthy life. Not only do you owe this to yourself, but to your loved ones, your children. Your heart is your body’s engine, making your heart health a vital aspect of…

Chinese New Year 2018 (Celebrating Multicultural Relationships)

Lifestyle Relationships

Chinese New Year is the most widely celebrated holiday of the year in China, in many other East Asian countries, and by people of Asian ethnic heritage around the globe. Also referred to as the “Spring” Festival, or the Lunar…

A New Year Doesn’t Require Big Changes

Health Lifestyle

Have you ever noticed that whenever a new year rolls around, there are non-stop television, radio, and internet ads for gym memberships? Or that your physical and email mailboxes are filled with “exciting limited offers” on expensive trend diets and…

Thinking About Materialism

Lifestyle Wealth

In the past few years, Japanese author Marie Kondo has authored numerous worldwide bestselling books, like Spark Joy and Life-Changing Magic: A Journal. These books present Kondo’s multi-step method of tidying up and de-cluttering your space, which have amassed her a huge and…

Anti Stalking Laws in North Carolina

Lifestyle

Stalking is terrifying, dangerous, and sometimes deadly for victims. Beyond the invasion of privacy, stalking creates a virtual prison and constant threat for a person—leaving lasting psychological damage. Because of the emotional trauma, extreme danger, and the “strong connections” between…

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Ask a Lawyer About Mental Health Issues and Divorce

Can You Modify Property Division after Your Divorce is Finalized?

Will You Lose Your Health Insurance in the Divorce?

Planning for After the Divorce

Do You Own Real Estate and Want a Divorce? Reasons to Consult a Family Law Lawyer

What Will Happen to Your Investments and Retirement Plan When You Divorce?

Your Spouse Left the State with Your Kids – What’s Next?

Do You Need a Prenup Lawyer to Sign an Agreement?

Protecting Inherited Assets in a Divorce: What You Need to Know

Economic Stimulus Checks and Child Support

What Is a Divorce From Bed and Board in North Carolina?

Who Pays for Child Care After the Divorce?

Will I Get to Keep My House and Car After My Divorce?

Divorce When Most of Your Property Is in Your Spouse’s Name

Can a Child Choose Which Parent to Live With?

Will Your Spouse Have to Pay You Alimony?

Divisible Property in North Carolina

What Is the Difference Between Alimony and Post-Separation Support?

How Divorce Could Affect Your Business

Postnuptial Agreements: What You Need to Know

Prenuptial Agreements: What You Need to Know

Self-Care During COVID-19

Rediscovering the Joys of Parks

Living a Greener Lifestyle

Taking Care of Your Heart Health

Chinese New Year 2018 (Celebrating Multicultural Relationships)

A New Year Doesn’t Require Big Changes

Thinking About Materialism

Anti Stalking Laws in North Carolina

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