Recent changes in the military retirement system might call for legal professionals to familiarize themselves with the new standard operating procedures. One of those changes, perhaps the most significant to family law attorneys—especially those who practice in “military towns”—is the ...

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FORT BRAGG (AP) A decade after the Pentagon began confronting rape in the ranks, the U.S. military frequently fails to provide justice to the children of service members when they are sexually assaulted by other kids on base. An Associated ...

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JPMorgan Chase is facing a federal class-action lawsuit in North Carolina alleging that the banking giant took advantage of thousands of military members throughout the country while they were deployed. The lead plaintiffs, Gary and Anne Childress of Raleigh, had ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years ago, President Barack Obama stood before a military audience and spoke of the “heartbreaking tragedy” of accidental civilian deaths caused by U.S. military strikes in the fight against terrorism in places like Pakistan and Afghanistan. ...

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RALEIGH (AP) — An 11-month ban is over and North Carolina law enforcement agencies can again claim free surplus military equipment from weapons to office furniture. WRAL reports (http://bit.ly/1NW4CgA) that federal officials suspended the state’s police and sheriff’s departments from ...

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Students and teacher at the North Carolina School for the Deaf are pushing for the right of the hearing-impaired to serve in the military.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Reports of sexual assaults by members of the military rose 50 percent after the Pentagon began a vigorous campaign to get more victims to come forward, prompting defense officials to order a greater focus on prevention programs, ...

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Huston v. Huston Even though the plaintiff-husband - a native of Alabama - first tried to get a divorce in Alabama, since the husband has lived in North Carolina for years and intends to remain here, the trial court correctly found that it had jurisdiction over the husband's claim for an absolute divorce. We affirm the divorce judgment.

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By SYLVIA ADCOCK, Staff Writer [email protected]   When Vance Barron Jr. was hired to represent a client who had filed a personal-injury claim one day after the statute of limitations had run, his first thought was to try to get ...

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