Year: 2016
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Israeli Spouses that Refuse to Divorce May Now Face Jail
Read more: Israeli Spouses that Refuse to Divorce May Now Face JailOn Monday, November 14, 2016, the Israeli Justice Ministry announced that spouses refusing to grant a Jewish divorce to their spouse may now face potential incarceration. As we wrote in a prior…
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Miller Cushing Holladay and Brett Holladay Honored By Safe Alliance
Read more: Miller Cushing Holladay and Brett Holladay Honored By Safe AllianceThe Safe Alliance Legal Representation Project once again awarded Miller Cushing Holladay and associate attorney Brett Holladay with the Commitment to Justice Award at an event on October 11 th to recognize…
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Grandparent and Non-Parent Custody Rights
Read more: Grandparent and Non-Parent Custody RightsAcross North Carolina many grandparents or other non-parents are raising their grandchildren or minor children, often with little to no involvement from the child’s biological parents. This scenario is generally without controversy…
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Divorce Debuts on HBO
Read more: Divorce Debuts on HBOSarah Jessica Parker, best known as the leading actress on HBO’s Sex and the City, returned to the network in a new show Divorce, which debuted on Sunday, October 9th and also…
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First Baby Born to Three Biological Parents
Read more: First Baby Born to Three Biological ParentsDr. John Zhang, a U.S. fertility specialist at New Hope Fertility Center in New York, made history when he delivered the world’s first baby with three biological parents. Using a “three parent…
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New Study Points to Cyclical Divorce
Read more: New Study Points to Cyclical DivorceA sociology professor and doctoral candidate at the University of Washington recently released a study which shows that divorce filings peak each year during the months of March and August. The two…
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Back to School Child Custody Considerations
Read more: Back to School Child Custody ConsiderationsAs students return to school across North Carolina, parents should review their Child Custody Order or Child Custody Agreement, many of which are impacted by the school year and summer break and…
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Do Not Forget the Servicemembers Affidavit!
Read more: Do Not Forget the Servicemembers Affidavit!Following a North Carolina Supreme Court case that remanded a Family Court Judge for not postponing trial while a party was on active US military duty and deployed overseas, many North Carolina…
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Can an Estranged or Former Spouse Collect Under a Will?
Read more: Can an Estranged or Former Spouse Collect Under a Will?Many married couples name their spouse as the sole beneficiary in a Last Will and Testament to transfer their estate to the spouse upon death. So long as that marriage remains intact,…
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Website Now Allows People to Crowdfund Their Divorce
Read more: Website Now Allows People to Crowdfund Their DivorceMany people assume Separation and Divorce is an expensive endeavor, and it certainly can be when spouses go from paying for one household to paying living expenses at two different households. Add…
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Divorce Diets
Read more: Divorce DietsAccording to a study published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, the end of a marriage can lead to greater dietary harms for men than with women. The study specifically focused…
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Imputing Income for North Carolina Child Support
Read more: Imputing Income for North Carolina Child SupportChild Support in North Carolina is presumptively established by the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines. In most cases, Family Law Judges are tasked with determining Child Support according to the Guidelines which…
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Many Israeli Women are Fighting for the Right to Divorce
Read more: Many Israeli Women are Fighting for the Right to DivorceAccording to a recent Yahoo! News article by Michael Blum, upwards of 6,000 women per year in Israel are fighting for the ability to divorce. Israel, which follows Jewish Law in regards…
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Panama Papers Leak Shows How the Uber-Wealthy Hide Assets During Divorce
Read more: Panama Papers Leak Shows How the Uber-Wealthy Hide Assets During DivorceGerman-based newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung, in conjunction with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, first reported that over 2.6 terabytes of data from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca & Co. were compromised and…
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Study Highlights Changing Attitudes about Marriage and Divorce
Read more: Study Highlights Changing Attitudes about Marriage and DivorceAccording to recently released survey results, many Americans’ views on relationships, marriage, and divorce have changed over the past decade. From 2011 through 2013 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
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Attorney Stephanie Ross Honored as “10 Best in Client Satisfaction”
Read more: Attorney Stephanie Ross Honored as “10 Best in Client Satisfaction”Miller Cushing Holladay associate attorney Stephanie Ross was honored by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys as a 2016 recipient of the “10 Best in Client Satisfaction” for North Carolina Family…
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Pilot Threatens to Crash Plane Over Marital Problems – What to Do When Your Spouse Makes Threats
Read more: Pilot Threatens to Crash Plane Over Marital Problems – What to Do When Your Spouse Makes ThreatsIn an investigation report, Great Britain newspaper, The Times, released police documents that state in January 2015 an Italian commercial airline pilot threatened to purposefully crash his aircraft and kill himself and…
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South Carolina House Judiciary Committee Proposes Repeal of Antiquated Family Laws
Read more: South Carolina House Judiciary Committee Proposes Repeal of Antiquated Family LawsOn Tuesday, March 2, 2016, the House Judiciary Committee of the South Carolina House of Representatives unanimously voted to recommend repeal of many outdated laws that are “still on the books” in…
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Amendments to Birth Certificates
Read more: Amendments to Birth CertificatesNorth Carolina, like most other states, issues a birth certificate for every child born. In addition to providing certain vital information such as place of birth, time of birth, date of birth,…
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Tax Season – What Does It Mean If You Are Going Through Divorce?
Read more: Tax Season – What Does It Mean If You Are Going Through Divorce?With the coming of the New Year, tax season is officially in full swing across the nation. If you are currently separated or going through a divorce, that can have an impact…
