Category: News Notes
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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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Who Pays for College for My Child?
Read more: Who Pays for College for My Child?In North Carolina Family Law, the issue of college expenses and child support is a hotly debated topic and a frequent cause for dispute between parents. N.C. State University estimated the total…
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NJ Fathers Challenge Constitutionality of “Best Interests of the Child”
Read more: NJ Fathers Challenge Constitutionality of “Best Interests of the Child”North Carolina Courts, like many other states, seek to resolve issues of child custody by using the standard of “the best interests of the minor child/children”. A group of fathers in New…
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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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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…
