Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “How does custody work if one parent moves internationally?” Relocating following a divorce is always a tough decision. However, moving out of state or country with a child or children after a divorce is even more difficult and complicated…
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When can a North Carolina Judge Change Your Child Custody Order?
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “What are my custody rights if the other parent moves?” When parents get divorced or separated, the court issues a child custody order that puts the custody arrangement in writing. However, child custody orders are not necessarily permanent. In…
Five Tips for Creating a Parenting Plan That Actually Works
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “What are my custody rights if the other parent moves?” Not all child custody cases proceed to court. In North Carolina, divorced or separated parents have the option to work out a parenting plan among themselves. Your parenting plan…
Five Mistakes That Could Hurt Your Child Custody Case in North Carolina
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “What are my custody rights if the other parent moves?” For many parents who are going through a divorce, child custody becomes their top priority. In fact, many parents do not care that much about alimony and property distribution…
Nesting Custody Arrangement: What is it and What are the Benefits?
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can I do to gain custody of my child in North Carolina?” The post-divorce life is never easy, especially if you and your ex-spouse share children. Shuffling a child back and forth between two households is not only…
Child Custody and COVID-19: Sharing Custody During the Coronavirus Pandemic in North Carolina
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “What are my custody rights if the other parent moves?” On March 27, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper ordered North Carolinians to stay home until April 29 in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19. How does the…
Should You Allow or Withhold Child Visitation During North Carolina’s Stay-at-Home Order?
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can I do to gain custody of my child in North Carolina?” As confirmed coronavirus cases and COVID-19 deaths keep rising in North Carolina, the state enforced a stay-at-home order directing residents to stay home for a month.…
Can You Relocate with Your Child Following a North Carolina Divorce?
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “What are my custody rights if the other parent moves?” Taking your children to live outside of North Carolina after a divorce is a tough decision. While it is vital to consider how the relocation would affect your child,…
Holiday Visitation: Time-Sharing and Parenting Plan in North Carolina
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “Can I keep my Kids from seeing the other parent?” Yes, your holidays may become a little disorderly and complicated if you are a newly divorced parent, but that does not mean that you cannot enjoy Christmas and New…
Can I Make Changes to My Child Custody Agreement?
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can I do to gain custody of my child in North Carolina?” Making the decision to end your marriage is tough, period. There may be numerous complications that make you hesitate, such as lack of finances, not wanting…