FAMILY LAW

The court may order child support for children until they turn at least age 18 unless they have not completed high school at that age. In that case, child support will usually be ordered through completion of high school but usually not beyond age 20 or 21. The court sometimes can order a parent to […]

North Carolina custody law Contents General Who is entitled to custody of children? What are the procedures in custody cases? Is custody ever permanent? What are visitation rights? Who is responsible for support of children? Is non-support a crime? Can the amount of support ordered by the Court be changed? When a parent moves out […]

Your ability to maintain continuity in the child’s life is one of the strongest arguments you have for maintaining custody if you already have it. A whole body of law has developed around determining what is an “established custodial environment” (ECE). What the courts are trying to do is minimize the disruption of the child’s […]

Custody, like many other areas of law, has evolved to include options that may better fit a given family situation. These options include sole custody, joint custody, shared custody, and split custody. These options allow greater flexibility for the parties to discuss what may be best for the children and also for the court to […]

It is relatively easy to put a wage withholding order to work for you. After you have located the payor, you can begin planning the best method to collect past due child support. Your first step should be to determine where the payor is employed. Fortunately, once you locate the payor and his or her […]

Inheritance tax is paid on property passed on from a deceased person to those who are to inherit it. The term may be applied to two different taxes: (1) a tax on the total property before it is divided, and (2) a tax on each of the distributed portions after they have been given to […]