It is understandable that if marriage does not work for you and your spouse, it will be easier to move on if you move to a different environment. However, it can be difficult if you plan to relocate with your child, especially if you are in a custody dispute. Impact...
Child Custody
Visitation guidelines in North Carolina
Custody cases cover many important issues affecting the child, one of which is visitation rights and schedules. Here are things you should know about visitation guidelines in North Carolina. Visitation schedule Generally, parents agree on a visitation schedule which...
Possible grounds for requesting child custody modification
Child custody arrangements are not definite. Significant changes in either the child’s or a parent’s life may happen over time, necessitating changes in visitation schedules or custody to best suit the child’s needs. One of the parents may bring up this change before...
Improving the coparenting relationship for your child’s sake
Learning to parent with someone else in North Carolina while living in separate homes is not always easy. In many instances, co-parenting proves downright difficult, but there are certain things you and your child’s other parent might do to improve relations between...
When should I file a motion to modify a custody order?
Making sure your child has a good life following your divorce is a process that will last for years to come. Even after securing a court order to set up your custody arrangement, it is likely you will have to return to court to change it in the future. You may have...
What determines who gets primary custody?
When parents decide to get a divorce, a key concern is who will have primary custody of the children. Battles can become even more contentious and painful. If parents can come to an amicable arrangement, a judge will favor using that agreement. If the parents cannot...
Can you relocate with your children after a divorce?
After you divorce, you might want nothing more than to move far away from your ex. Unfortunately, this reason alone is often not enough to convince the courts to approve the relocation. When you understand the impact that moving could have on a child custody...
Should your custody plan have a refusal clause?
Sharing custody of children after a divorce can be difficult. After all, according to Psychology Today, parents typically have one of four distinct parenting styles. If your parenting style differs from your soon-to-be ex-spouse's approach, you may be in for some...
Is joint custody as good as it seems?
Over the years, joint custody - also called shared custody, joint parenting or co-parenting - garnered a reputation for serving as a major benefit to children of divorce. But do these benefits extend equally to everyone? In reality, some people cannot reap these...
What happens to my custody agreement if I move to another state?
North Carolina judges make child custody decisions based on the best interests of the child. However, sometimes family situations change. What happens when parents need to move to another state with their child? Moving to North Carolina from another state If you have...