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You see it in the movies all the time. Husband thinks wife is cheating; he hires a private investigator to follow her around to catch her in the act. But today, couples don’t necessarily need a personal Sherlock Holmes to discover their spouse’s indiscretions. Vast amounts of incriminating data may be…

Divorces that arise from infidelity can be especially painful. Some people are entirely shocked when they learn that a spouse has cheated, but often divorce lawyers hear clients say that they suspected something was going on behind the scenes. People seeking divorce may wonder if it’s legal to seek proof…

Americans by and large consider divorce an acceptable decision, according to recently released results from a Gallup poll. Gallup’s annual Values and Benefits survey asked more than 1,500 Americans to rate the moral acceptability of 20 behaviors, including affairs, divorces, gay marriage, doctor-assisted suicide and unmarried women having babies. Cheating was the No….

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, but its effects won’t be felt immediately in North Carolina. The law, also referred to as DOMA, denied federal health, tax and pension benefits to married same-sex couples in states that allow gay marriage. The high court ruled that…

A new one-day divorce program has become a hit in one California county, according to the Sacramento Bee. Couples are flocking to the courthouse where law students are helping them obtain “express checkout divorces” which allow for a quick dissolution of the marriages without costly and sometimes messy litigation. North…

Raleigh Attorney Charles Ullman, recognized for his expertise in family law, was a featured speaker at a National Business Institute continuing legal education seminar where he spoke about the issues of child custody in North Carolina. North Carolina Child Custody Issues Explained by a Board-Certified Family Law Attorney Ullman, a…

Women aren’t the only people who receive alimony. In earlier decades, that was a common assumption because men were generally the main breadwinners and women worked in the domestic realm, raising children and maintaining the household. But economic, social and cultural changes in the American landscape over the decades have…

A task force has begun an overhaul of the sexual harassment and assault policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the News & Observer reports. The university is already the subject of a federal investigation into its handling of sexual assault cases involving its students and alumni. Five women…

A commission has recommended considerable revisions to New York’s alimony laws, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports. The proposed reforms in New York come at the same time that many states, including North Carolina, are considering changes to their alimony laws. The Law Revision Commission suggests that New York state lawmakers…

One of the biggest myths in American culture is that being single means being depressed and lonely. While that is certainly the case at times, a new study from the University of Michigan suggests that being unmarried may be much better for your mental health than being with an unsupportive…