Year: 2015
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New Hampshire Couple Unable to Undo Divorce
Read more: New Hampshire Couple Unable to Undo DivorceA couple from New Castle, New Hampshire recently learned from the New Hampshire Supreme Court that their prior Divorce is indeed final. The couple had been married 24 years when they divorced…
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Rabbi Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Coercing Religious Divorces
Read more: Rabbi Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Coercing Religious DivorcesOrthodox Rabbi Mendel Epstein of Brooklyn, New York was sentenced to ten years in prison on December 15th for his part in a conspiracy involving physical and emotional abuse to coerce Jewish…
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Experienced Attorney Joins Miller Cushing Holladay
Read more: Experienced Attorney Joins Miller Cushing HolladayMiller Cushing Holladay is pleased to announce that attorney Stephanie Ross joined the firm on Monday, December 7th. Stephanie is an experienced family law attorney that has represented spouses and parents in…
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Former Co-Host of The View Loses Maternity Case
Read more: Former Co-Host of The View Loses Maternity CaseSherri Shepherd, an actress and former co-host of the talk show The View, recently lost her appeal of a prior court decision establishing her as the mother of a child born through…
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Can My Child Testify in Court?
Read more: Can My Child Testify in Court?Parents in a North Carolina Child Custody case often ask if their child can testify in Court to tell the Judge where he or she wants to live or to describe good…
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Premarital Agreement – What it Can and Cannot Do for You
Read more: Premarital Agreement – What it Can and Cannot Do for YouAs North Carolina Family Law Attorneys, we often help Clients with negotiating, drafting, and executing Premarital Agreements, commonly referred to as a “Pre-nup”. Most are probably familiar with the concept of a…
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What Are the Requirements for a Complaint for Absolute Divorce?
Read more: What Are the Requirements for a Complaint for Absolute Divorce?In North Carolina, spouses that have lived continuously separate and apart from one another for at least 366 days and have been a resident of North Carolina for six months prior to…
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Peremptory Trial Requests
Read more: Peremptory Trial RequestsLitigation of a North Carolina Family Law case is often a time-consuming process that can take months, or even years, to resolve. Much of the delay in finalizing a case can be…
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Service of a Lawsuit
Read more: Service of a LawsuitIn North Carolina Family Law cases, “service” refers to the process by which a legal document is delivered. The party instituting legal action must serve the other party with their lawsuit to…
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Bride’s Father Surprises Stepfather on Wedding Day
Read more: Bride’s Father Surprises Stepfather on Wedding DayAn Ohio father recently surprised his daughter’s stepfather with a heart-warming gesture that has caught the attention of millions. Just before walking his daughter down the aisle, the bride’s father he had…
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Renewing a Domestic Violence Protective Order
Read more: Renewing a Domestic Violence Protective OrderIn North Carolina, a Domestic Violence Protective Order (DVPO) is the mechanism by which those in a “personal relationship” with an abuser may seek protection against further threats or acts of violence,…
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Pope Francis Streamlines Annulment Process
Read more: Pope Francis Streamlines Annulment ProcessPope Francis announced this Tuesday that the Catholic Church would streamline the process for Catholics to obtain annulments. Traditionally, Catholics have been required to obtain annulments in order to remarry and still…
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#DivorceSelfie Goes Viral
Read more: #DivorceSelfie Goes ViralA Canadian couple’s hashtag “#divorceselfie” and photograph has gone viral on Facebook. Chris and Sharon Neuman, natives of Calgary, were married for 11 years and have two children together. The couple posted…
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Waiver of Child Custody Mediation
Read more: Waiver of Child Custody MediationIn Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, all parents involved in a child custody dispute are required to participate in Child Custody Mediation and Parent Education. Child Custody Mediation is a free, court-provided mediation…
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Will Iconic TV Figures Divorce?
Read more: Will Iconic TV Figures Divorce?Al Jean, long-time showrunner of Fox Television’s The Simpsons, caused a ruckus over comments in a recent interview by Variety magazine when he suggested that iconic cartoon characters Homer and Marge Simpson…
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Russian Billionaire’s Divorce Payout Reduced by Swedish Court
Read more: Russian Billionaire’s Divorce Payout Reduced by Swedish CourtRussian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev, ranked on the Forbes’s list of billionaires with a net worth of $8.5 billion, was ordered by a Swiss Court in May 2014 to pay his ex-wife Elena…
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Child Support and Health Insurance
Read more: Child Support and Health InsuranceHealth insurance for your minor children is an often overlooked component of Child Support in North Carolina. North Carolina family law does not requirement either parent to obtain health, hospitalization, dental, or…
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Mother Accused of Killing 2 Children Embroiled in Custody Dispute
Read more: Mother Accused of Killing 2 Children Embroiled in Custody DisputeIn Detroit, Michigan, Mitchelle Blair and the fathers of her two children are facing a petition to terminate parental rights with respect to Blair’s 17-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son. A judge in…
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NC House Bill Could Change Domestic Violence in the Courts
Read more: NC House Bill Could Change Domestic Violence in the CourtsNorth Carolina Bill 865, currently awaiting Governor Pat McCrory’s signature, could allow for electronic filing and remote appearances for Domestic Violence Protective Orders and Civil No-Contact Orders. Among other measures, NC HB…
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Child Custody and Summer Break
Read more: Child Custody and Summer BreakPublic and private schools across North Carolina will soon be closing their doors for Summer Break . During summer the temperature rises but with proper planning in your Child Custody schedule, there…
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Is Your Estate Prepared?
Read more: Is Your Estate Prepared?End of life planning is a task that no one wants to address, but doing so is of paramount importance if you want to maintain control of important decisions like regarding healthcare…
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Be Sure to Check Your Local Rules!
Read more: Be Sure to Check Your Local Rules!Most North Carolina family law litigants are familiar with the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, which set forth the procedures and requirements for filing a lawsuit, service of process, discovery, evidence,…
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What are Ex Parte Communications?
Read more: What are Ex Parte Communications?The Latin phrase “ex parte” literally translates to “on or from one side or party only” and you often hear the term associated in North Carolina Family Law cases. Ex parte communications…
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Marital Property Presumption
Read more: Marital Property PresumptionEquitable Distribution, the division of all marital assets and debts, is a complicated three-step process that involves: (1) the identification and classification of all property as marital, separate, or divisible; (2) a…
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Is Entering My Prior Property a Criminal Act?
Read more: Is Entering My Prior Property a Criminal Act?North Carolina has a number of laws to protect persons from a current or former spouse or those with whom the parties share minor children. The most familiar form of protection is…
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MBL, Chris Miller, and Brett Holladay Honored at 2nd Annual Barrister’s Ball
Read more: MBL, Chris Miller, and Brett Holladay Honored at 2nd Annual Barrister’s BallThe Safe Alliance Legal Representation Project once again awarded Miller Cushing Holladay with the Commitment to Justice Award for its volunteer pro bono work in representation of victims of domestic and sexual…
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NY Judge Allows Service of Divorce Lawsuit on Facebook
Read more: NY Judge Allows Service of Divorce Lawsuit on FacebookThe legal profession is often criticized for failing to utilize modern technologies and practices. This criticism is often justified and certainly understandable, given that the legal profession and court system still relies…
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Can I Resume My Maiden Name After Divorce?
Read more: Can I Resume My Maiden Name After Divorce?In North Carolina, if you have legally assumed the use of your spouse’s last name, you have the right to resume your maiden name after the dissolution of your legal marriage. There…
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Divorce and Your Health Insurance
Read more: Divorce and Your Health InsuranceThe most commonly associated legal effect of divorce in North Carolina is the dissolution of a marriage which entitles both former spouses to remarry at a later date. However, while this may…
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The Interplay between Child Custody and Child Support
Read more: The Interplay between Child Custody and Child SupportIn North Carolina, Child Custody and Child Support are two wholly separate claims that can be raised by parents and each can be decided at different times by the Court or by…
