Category: Child Custody

November is National Adoption Month, when many organizations and government agencies celebrate adoptive families and raise awareness of the need for more families to adopt children, particularly those in foster care. If you are considering adding a child to your family through adoption, you may be wondering what options are available…

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…

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…

The following is a guest post from The Cantor Law Group of Phoenix, AZ. Couples with children do not have the luxury of distance after a divorce. Providing a stable and safe environment for your children requires a great deal of cooperation. Effective co-parenting begins with these tips. Focus Your children…

Since its debut in 1969, the world’s most popular show for kids has taught us a lot more than how to get to Sesame Street. Even one of the show’s few failures has something to teach us: Divorce is an incredibly difficult topic for children. “Sesame Street” producers learned that…

Many people who are going through a divorce contend with difficult questions about child custody and visitation. In North Carolina, those questions are entirely related to the nuclear family – that is, the adults in the family and their children.  North Carolina courts do not formally recognize grandparent custody or visitation rights and usually…

Schools are back in session in Wake County and the rest of North Carolina. For divorced parents, that often means returning to a complicated schedule of who’s doing the afternoon pick-ups and morning drop-offs, going to orientation, chaperoning field trips and all of the other activities that come with having…

Going through a divorce is definitely a stressful situation. However, when child custody is involved, your stress level can multiply. Confronting the fear of losing custody of your child is a true nightmare. Parents must consider the possibility of losing precious time in their child’s life and missing out on the…

Parting couples who have children often express the same concern when they meet with their N.C. divorce lawyers for the first time: “Who gets the kids? How often am I going to get to see them?” There is no standard answer to these questions. Many pieces of information must be considered when…