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Presently our fine Wake County Judges are volunteering to conduct mediation in the form of Judicial Settlement Conferences.  The purposes of a Judicial Settlement Conference is to give clients the opportunity to resolve their issues for free with a Wake County Family Court judge who will act as the mediator.    This opportunity is timely…

How does it work in North Carolina when you wish to start the separation from your spouse?  Separation in North Carolina is essentially voluntary unless there is domestic violence.  Therefore, a short answer is you cannot force a spouse out even if they are committing adultery.  The only recourse to remove a spouse from the house without domestic violence…

Today, a mother was drinking and driving in Durham, North Carolina and she crashed her car and two children were killed.  Did you know that, in many instances, Wake County judges do not issue emergency orders when there are allegations (and even proof) of drinking/driving/drug use? According to N.C.G.S. §5013.5 (the custody statute), the only grounds for emergency…

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Enclosed is a tip sheet for Tele-Visits or Virtual Visits between children and the other parent.  As always, when co-parenting, help the other parent be a better parent – everyone wins.

Many parents utilize Time Together for supervised visitation.  Enclosed is an update from Time Together and how they are adapting to video conference visits during COVID.    

The Child Mind Institute has published the enclosed article to aid parents in talking with their children about COVID.

The North Carolina Judicial Branch of Government has compiled some top recommendations when parents have questions regarding custody matters during COVID.  Many of your answers are included in this new publication so please read this and if you have any questions, feel free to call our office. The most important part of co-parenting during COVID…

You have a lawyer and as we tell our clients: “The lawyer is the director, you are the script writer and the judge is the audience”.  How best can you get your information, or that script, to your lawyer?  Here are a few tips that help with our firm and we highly recommend: 1.  Identify…

How To File a Domestic Violence action The judges in Wake County are still in court and still available to help you if you are a victim of Domestic Violence.  There are resources for you and your children and you can file a Do-It-Yourself action or you can contact a lawyer for help. Be safe.