Allen and Spence

Rather than making you read more and then giving you the answer later, I’ve decided just to say it up front: under North Carolina law a child almost never has the final legal say as to which parent he or she will live with.  In other words, custody is always up to the judge. If you have spent any time at all looking over our firm’s website, you know I am a strong advocate of parents trying to keep their children out of custody fights.   I also generally don’t think a child should be put in a position of either feeling like he or she has to choose between parents or that the child has the power to make the choice.  All the judges I’ve ever been in front of seem to feel the same way.  I’ve heard judges explain to children who have been brought in for a custody case that the decision is not the child’s, and I have seen the relief on children’s faces when they understand that. The main determining factors that the judge will take a look at when deciding which parent receives custo

Statistics say that about half of all marriages will end up in a divorce. Depending upon your financial situation will determine your avenue to take when hiring a divorce lawyer. Make sure you do research on each candidate and be certain they meet your guidelines. If you are in financial hardship, there are a number of different ways to select and hire a Raleigh Divorce Attorney .

There are plenty of reasons as to why you would need a divorce lawyer. Unfortunately, not every relationship is meant to last. When two people do decide to get a divorce, their emotions are running high. Everyone expects a relationship to last, but unforeseen events do happen. As a couple does enter into a divorce, there is a need to hire a divorce attorney. With both spouses giving a lot of effort into a marriage, divorce can be a very hard issue to digest. Divorces do happen often and are becoming more common than ever before. Due to this, there are lawyers who specialize in divorce, child support, child visitation rights, alimony and other related cases. These lawyers are called family law attorneys. Anyone seeking a divorce should contact one of these attorneys first. They have experience in the legal field of divorce and can guide you along the process. The divorce lawyer’s main purpose is to is his advice and assist their clients. They also make certain that they are not t

Parents should keep in mind that child support laws are meant to benefit the child not the custodial Parent. Divorce separation or the break-up of a relationship can cause havoc in the family structure, especially for children. Unfortunately, oftentimes parents become so angry with the other parent, they forget about the children. A parent's anger can become so intense that they completely disregard   the welfare of their child and focus solely on "getting back" at the other parent. The first strategy of revenge is money. By withholding money, the other parent uses it as leverage to control the custodial parent. Here is where the child support court can be beneficial through child support enforcement. While some parents feel the need to blame the ex-spouse, the judge, or the court system in general when a parent exercises his or her child support rights or their child custody rights, the reality is that there's no one to blame. On the contrary, parents sho

A child support law firm is the place to turn to if you are getting divorced and have issues pertaining to your child and payments that need to be worked out. A lawyer at this facility will be able to help you with the arrangements you need to make in regards to your child or children. Child support is support that is ordered by the court and it is paid by the parent who does not have custody of the children (known as the non-custodial parent) after the couple has gotten a divorce. Another way of putting it is to say that it is money that a parent must use for the health and well being of the child. The money helps to pay for the child's care , as well as the education and support of the child. The child support law firm will help to figure out all of the details concerning how much support is to be paid to the custodial parent for the children and when it will be paid. Once the support for the child has been set it remains in place until the child reaches an age to