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Adopting Your Grandchild in NC

Adopting a grandchild is an emotional process for everyone involved. North Carolina grandparent adoptions are considered kinship adoptions and are a slightly less complicated process than a regular adoption. Whether you are a grandparent adopting your grandchild in NC, or a parent seeking to have a grandparent adopt your child, you need an adoption attorney […]

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Can I Pay No Child Support If My Ex Agrees?

One of the biggest issues to resolve when a relationship with children ends is that of child support. Child support is the money paid towards health, education, housing, and general welfare needs of children when their parents separate. While this support typically continues until high school graduation, there can be modifications depending on circumstances. You […]

What to Expect in a Johnson County Family Court Hearing

Have you decided to split from your spouse, adopt a child, or pursue child support? What comes next? Many people have their first encounter with the judicial system through actions in family court. In some jurisdictions, family matters are handled specifically by family courts which are a division of District Court. But Johnston County family […]

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Getting Child Support for Your Special Needs Child

Ending a relationship that involves minor children is a difficult endeavor. Resolving issues surrounding custody and child support during an emotional time is another burden parents face. The stakes are even higher when a situation involves a special needs child. You may wonder if you are entitled to additional child support because your child is […]

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Appealing a Family Court Decision in North Carolina

Family law matters, including divorce and child custody, are handled in the North Carolina District Court Division. If you received a decision from a family court judge who made a significant error, an appeal might be warranted. Such mistakes include the court not knowing that your spouse had a domestic violence conviction when determining custody, […]

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What is Parental Alienation?

Child custody and visitation negations 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 likely feel angry and bitter. These emotions grow if your relationship with your child’s other parent is not amicable. It may even lead to parental […]

What Are My Rights as an Unmarried Parent?

Despite how traditional our country and legal system can seem, parental rights are not based on being married. While there are a few laws that connect marriage and parenting, most child matters focus on the biological and legal relationship between the adult and minor. It should give you some comfort that as unmarried parents you […]

How Do False Allegations of Abuse Affect a Divorce or Child Custody Case?

Marriage is seen as a binding contract in the eyes of the law; however, to end this union, you either need to give a reason for divorce or file for a no-fault separation. Since North Carolina allows for both types of divorce, abuse and other forms of marital misconduct can impact the terms and conditions […]

What is Permanent Alimony?

As an experienced North Carolina alimony lawyer, Jonathan Breeden of the Breeden Law Office knows how hectic and painful a divorce can be. You may no longer get along with your spouse, and you may just want the process to be over and done with. For over a decade, attorney Breeden has provided compassionate and […]

How Is Paternity Established in Court?

Establishing a child’s parentage when he or she is born into a marriage is usually quite simple. North Carolina automatically assumes a husband and wife are the parents of an infant born to the wife. Additionally, it is an easy process to establish paternity when the mother and father are in an amicable relationship. They […]