Divorce, especially a high net worth divorce, can be very contentious. With so much in assets and income to share, it can be a challenge figuring out what is fair and how marital assets should be divided. Child support too can be a major cause of conflict during high...
Divorcing couples in Asheville, North Carolina, typically devote much time and effort in deciding how best to divide their assets. It is a critical part of a divorce, but there is one other crucial topic to address during the property division stage of divorce: The...
It has become standard practice for prosecutors to charge people with the most serious possible offenses they can given the circumstances. Many people feel like they have no choice but to plead guilty when the state accuses them of an offense and seems to have...
You know that it's illegal to drink and drive or to get behind the wheel after you've done drugs. However, there's a lot more confusion about texting at the wheel. The average driver recognizes that distraction while driving is very dangerous. However, there is still...
Burns may result from any number of activities, such as cooking, grilling, an automobile accident, explosion or product malfunction. The harm they cause varies depending on the severity of the burn. There are four different degrees of burns. The most minor of these...
Many women (and some men) take their partner’s last name when they get married or add that name (hyphenated or not) to their own. If you did that and are now divorcing, you need to make a choice about whether to return to your previous name or keep your married name....
While many parents are just now starting to get things together for the summer, parents who are recently divorced and those who are going through a divorce need to start thinking about the next school year. There are several things that you can work out now that can...
After you’re involved in a car crash, it is important to get medical care. Even if you don’t think that you’re hurt, you may have serious injuries that have not yet developed symptoms. Delayed-onset injuries, as well as other common car crash injuries, need to have...
One of the hardest things about a divorce with minor children in North Carolina is the requirement to share custody with your ex afterward. The two of you will likely continue to disagree about aspects of parenting, ranging from how you discipline the children to how...
It's that time of year again here in Asheville when many individuals will head into someone's backyard or the local community swimming pool to cool off during what's sure to be record high temperatures this summer. Swimming pools are inherently dangerous, no matter...