Of all the issues a couple might confront during a divorce, issues involving children are often the most important. Certainly, parents want to do all that they can to support their children and help them move through the divorce process with as little stress as possible, and onto a better and brighter chapter ahead.
What You Need to Know About Child Support in North Carolina Under North Carolina law, both parents certainly have the responsibility of providing support for their minor children in any number of ways – emotionally, physically, and financially. For the most part,...
Most parents love their children and want what’s best for them. For many parents, the role of mom or dad is the most important job they’ll ever have, and the one they care about most. As a result, it’s understandable that when going through a divorce, most parents...
There are few issues more important to most couples in the divorce process than those involving their children. Issues of child custody are usually first and foremost in the minds of most parents – and of course, that includes child support. What is child support? In...
Under North Carolina law, both parents certainly have the responsibility of providing support for their minor children in any number of ways – emotionally, physically, and financially. For the most part, parents want to, and do try their best to provide for these...
While all of us are very different, one thing that most of can agree upon is that more than almost anything, we love our children and want to provide for them. While North Carolina law does, of course, place the responsibility on parents to provide for their...
At the Law Office of Dustin S. McCrary, family law is our passion. We spend each and every day working with families, and have the opportunity to see how much parents love their children on a daily basis. Without question, most parents want to support their children...
The short answer is, yes. Although you may have joint custody of your child, child support is an obligation that one parent will inevitably have to pay, specifically so, if one parent makes a higher income than the other or if the child is one with one parent more...
Without question, the majority of parents what the best for their children, and without question, most parents do their best each day to provide their children with what they need – not only healthy food, and medical treatment, and the necessities of everyday life,...
Divorce is difficult. There’s no secret about it – and there’s no way around it. Even in the best of circumstances, it’s an emotionally stressful time – and often some of the most emotional issues involve those pertaining to children. It only makes sense. Most parents...
Divorce is difficult enough even when it goes as smoothly as it possibly can. Even when spouses are able to get along well with one another and cooperate toward resolution of their issues, it is still a process that involves some amount of emotional and financial...
When most of us think of child support, we think of one parent paying support to the other for the children of their marriage following a divorce. And, in most situations, this is in fact the case. After all, parents have a legal duty to financially support their...
Divorcing parents need to understand North Carolina guidelines for everything from calculating and filing child support claims to collecting child support and enforcing agreements.
A determination of a parent’s income drives a calculation of child support. Income is every possible source of funds of a parent considered in the calculation.
In many states, reasonable contributions to a retirement plan are not considered income. The interest is part of that contribution, and constitutes a legitimate retirement planning decision.
North Carolina courts can order parents to pay a child’s medical expenses as a type of child support, including medical, dental, and hospital costs.
While North Carolina law does not provide for or address college tuition and expenses, parents can plan ahead and create an agreement for such expenses.
The court must use the North Carolina guidelines when it enters a temporary or permanent child support order. However, it may deviate from those guidelines in certain situations.
North Carolina child support guidelines do not include private school tuition. However, the court will make exceptions in some cases.
If you are in the middle of a child custody case, the court may order your ex to pay your attorney’s fees.
In North Carolina, modifications to child support agreements can be made under specific conditions.
While not common, there are circumstances in which a grandparent could have to pay child support for their grandchild.
While there are several ramifications that can come from getting a divorce, losing your health insurance is a result that many people don’t consider.