Year: 2014
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JSC – What is It?
Read more: JSC – What is It?A Judicial Settlement Conference, commonly referred to as a JSC, is a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in which a Judge acts as a quasi-mediator to help North Carolina family law…
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Do Half of All Marriages Really End in Divorce?
Read more: Do Half of All Marriages Really End in Divorce?A recent article published in The New York Times relied on statistical evidence to call into question a statistic that has become ubiquitous in discussions of marriage in the United States: Half…
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MBL Partner in WCCB News Feature
Read more: MBL Partner in WCCB News FeatureMiller Cushing Holladay Partner Christopher Miller was featured in a recent investigative news segment on WCCB Charlotte. The segment analyzed the potential risks posed by the online background check site Instant Checkmate.…
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One Billion Dollar Divorce Payout Is Not Enough?
Read more: One Billion Dollar Divorce Payout Is Not Enough?Last week an Oklahoma Judge ordered Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm to pay his ex-wife almost $1 billion in cash and assets to divide their marital estate. Mr. Hamm’s current estimated worth…
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The Equitable Distribution 3 Step Process
Read more: The Equitable Distribution 3 Step ProcessDuring a marriage, husbands and wives typically acquire assets and debts, whether it be a home purchase, vehicle, or credit card debt. In North Carolina, the division of all things acquired by…
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North Carolina Family Court
Read more: North Carolina Family CourtNorth Carolina has several different levels of trial court, such as Magistrate, District, or Superior Court. Due to the complex matters of family law, North Carolina also has a separate special division…
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Divorce in the Digital Age
Read more: Divorce in the Digital AgeAccording to a CNN report, 36% of Americans shared or planned to share a salacious photo with their partner over text message, e-mail or social network programs such as Facebook and Twitter.…
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Emergency Child Custody
Read more: Emergency Child CustodyMost child custody cases take months, if not longer, to funnel through the North Carolina court system before a final custody decision is made. But what happens when there is an immediate…
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Is Same-Sex Marriage Now Legal in North Carolina?
Read more: Is Same-Sex Marriage Now Legal in North Carolina?In a move that surprised most of the nation on Monday, October 6, 2014, the United States Supreme Court decided not to hear any of the recent U.S. Court of Appeals cases…
