Child Custody

Parenting disputes can be particularly challenging post-divorce. Fortunately, there are strategies for resolving these disputes amicably. The guiding principle in North Carolina child custody cases is the “best interests of the child.” Courts consider multiple factors...

All child custody determination in North Carolina should be made in the child’s best interests. That might seem obvious, but there’s often a lot of conflict associate with what, exactly, constitutes an arrangement that supports the child’s best interests. After all,...

As a parent, your first priority is to keep your children safe. But protecting their physical, emotional, and psychological well-being may be more challenging than you expected, especially if you find yourself embroiled in a child custody dispute. One issue that often...

It is not only the parents who are experiencing the emotions and difficulties of a divorce or custody battle. The children are greatly impacted, as their world is also changing. They also interact with their parents that are emotionally charged and distressed. When...

Deciding on a custody arrangement during a divorce or separation can be complicated. After you start the custody process, you may be required to attend mediation. Mediation is a chance to reach your own agreement Mediation is a meeting between you, your co-parent and...

Do you feel like your child’s other parent is turning your kid against you? If so, your fears may be well founded, as parental alienation is a very real phenomena that impacts many parents across North Carolina. And the impact can devastate your parent-child...

Co-parenting with a former spouse or partner in North Carolina can be rather challenging, even if you have a custody arrangement in place. It is often difficult for parents to trust that their child is being taken care of properly while with the other parent. While...

A lot of divorce cases are riddled with conflict. When this tension leads to litigation, a court is often left trying to parse the truth from two very differing points-of-view. This is challenging to say the least, and it puts the judge in a difficult position where...

The rights and responsibilities of unmarried parents in North Carolina are much the same as those of married folk with one salient difference: Paternity must be established. That hurdle must be cleared and until that’s done the mother has the primary right to custody...