Navigating a divorce is never easy, especially if you and your ex-spouse cannot agree on pertinent issues like property division. High-asset divorces, especially, have a knack for getting messy since each couple thinks they have more to lose compared to the other....
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Can the police search your vehicle during a traffic stop?
When a police officer pulls you over, you may groan in frustration. You will likely spend 10 or 20 minutes on the side of the road even if all they do is write you a ticket. Getting pulled over might mean that you are late to work or to an important appointment. The...
3 reasons you may want to modify your child custody order
Your custody arrangements or parenting plan determines when you get to see your children and exactly what role you play in their daily lives. However careful you were when you originally created the plan, there may come a point when you need to change your custody...
Struck in a rut of resentment due to the injustice of your divorce?
One of the first and likely most distasteful lessons that your mother or father probably taught you as a child was that life is sometimes cruelly, brutally, capriciously unfair. That’s just how it is. As adults, most people usually try to react to injustices...
How can you drive safely in a wildlife area?
Think about your driving routines. You probably take the same routes regularly. For instance, you drive one way to buy food and another to get to work. Animals do something similar. Deer go to the lake each morning to drink, and bears head out looking for trash cans...
Can a divorce change your life in positive ways?
No one ever foresees getting divorced. Sometimes people in North Carolina berate themselves because they think that in some way, they have spectacularly failed either themselves or their spouse. They look back at their tattered relationship and go in frustrating...
Do you need a lawyer after an accident?
A motor vehicle accident can be an extremely confusing time for the victim. Getting any medical attention they might need, dealing with any work constraints, and getting the compensation they deserve from the accident can be a considerable challenge. Why you are...
Divorcing from business: How couples can leave a family business
Couples are often financially intertwined during a divorce, making division a highly stressful process. Couples involved financially in a business venture can doubly find themselves in a bind. Divorcing with a business is not as simple as dividing the company in two....
4 divorce mistakes you need to avoid
Getting divorced can be complicated, and you may feel like you just want to get things over with as quickly as possible. You know that your relationship is over, and you simply need to make that official in a legal sense. While this mindset is understandable, it can...
Assets that are often overlooked in a North Carolina divorce
Getting divorced is a big decision and the process is multifaceted. One of the key features of divorce is the division of property and assets. Often, what comes to mind in property division is the family home, motor vehicles and bank accounts. While there is no...