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Non-economic marital misconduct cannot justify unequal equitable distribution
A trial court improperly relied on non-economic marital misconduct when determining the equitable division of marital property. The North Carolina Court of Appeals vacated and remanded an order awarding an […]
Trial court’s lack of findings requires remand in alimony and contempt case
The North Carolina Court of Appeals vacated and remanded a trial court‘s order denying alimony and finding no contempt, holding the court failed to make sufficient findings of fact to […]
Equitable distribution order remanded for necessary party
While the service of process to a husband in an equitable distribution case was proper, the trial court‘s order was null and void due to the absence of a necessary […]
Appeals Court remands for corrected distribution calculation
An equitable distribution order should be reversed where the trial court ordered the distribution of the husband’s sole and separate property and incorrectly calculated the sum for distribution, the North […]
Court of Appeals tweaks equitable distribution judgment
A trial court erred when it classified a husband’s business as a marital asset and failed to credit the wife for her mortgage and tax payments as part of an […]
VIDEO: Five Questions With … Misty Hardison
By Rasmus Jorgenson For Misty Hardison, being a family lawyer means having a chance to help children and families get through one of the harder parts of their lives. The […]
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT: Ashley-Nicole Russell’s work has led to a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
As a child, watching helplessly as the fabric of her family unraveled with each bang of the gavel, Ashley-Nicole Russell decided that she would change the way divorce was handled […]
New resource launched for pro se divorces
The North Carolina Judicial Branch has published its first statewide “self-help packet” for couples who want a simple divorce. The new divorce packet is accessible online and provides guidance for […]
Dealing with timeshares in a divorce
Attorneys working in matrimonial law have to deal with the equitable distribution of various properties, both real and personal. Sometimes working out the distribution is not too involved, but sometimes […]
For Baby Boomers, divorce is booming, too
This is the third in a series of articles looking at how the aging of America’s population is affecting the practice of law. Divorce rates in the United States have […]
529 savings plan money is marital property
The ground rules for how trial courts should handle disputes over 529 Savings Plans in equitable distribution divorce proceedings were established in a North Carolina Court of Appeals […]
A race to divorce? New federal tax law creates complications for some couples
The massive new tax law passed by Congress contains a potentially nasty surprise for divorcing couples that could set off a race to get separation agreements finalized by the end […]
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