When you get a divorce or separate from your child’s other parent, many things suddenly become murky. Who has the kids on Thanksgiving? Who chooses the child’s doctor? Who can or can’t take the kids on vacation? It’s not the…
Working out a parenting plan can be challenging. Once you’ve figured out a regular schedule, you also need a plan for sharing holidays. Holidays are emotional times, so splitting them can be hard. It can also be confusing to understand…
Child custody and visitation negotiations often bring out the ugly in people. When you are faced with a court order that only allows you to see your child part-time, you are likely to feel angry and bitter. These emotions may…
Unmarried parents in North Carolina often feel the system is designed against them. And it can be the source of a lot of headaches when dealing with your child’s other parent or deciding custody, support, and visitation issues. But, despite…
Like family courts, across the US, North Carolina makes decisions about child custody and visitation cases based on what’s in the best interest of the child. This generally means what benefits the child more, but when it comes to custody…