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Couples skip divorce, try “conscious uncoupling” instead

Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I’m not getting along with my husband. We’ve been married two weeks and it was a mistake. Can’t I just get an annulment?”   Battles between advocates for same-sex marriage and defenders of traditional marriage…

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Divorce author offers tips on dealing with divorce lawyers

Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I’m considering separating from my spouse; what actions should I refrain from doing?”   Best-selling author Honoree Corder had what she described as “the great pleasure” of interviewing a slew of divorce attorneys for her…

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“War on women” hits close to home for one congressman’s estranged wife

Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “How can an attorney help me with my Divorce or Separation in North Carolina?”   Congressman Alan Grayson’s war on one woman has taken an ugly turn, with Grayson’s attorney slamming his estranged wife as being a “poor housekeeper”…

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Divorce uncovers apparent sex abuse of minors by prominent actor

Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “When do you get alimony?”   Divorces do not get much uglier than the one involving actor Stephen Collins and his estranged wife, Faye Grant. Collins and Grant commenced divorce proceedings in 2012. At the time,…

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Ex-sheriff seeks to criminalize the practice of trolling for divorce clients

Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can any attorney help me with my family law needs in North Carolina?”   If you or someone you know has been injured in an accident… If you live in the United States, you have heard that phrase a…

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Studies show U.S. marriage rate declining, especially for younger Americans

Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What does uncontested divorce mean?”   A record one-in-five adults aged 25 or older had never been married as of 2012, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of census data. That’s double the amount of never-married…

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Effects of divorce, separation more profound for young children of wealthy parents

Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What are my custody rights if the other parent moves?”   Researchers from Washington, D.C.’s Georgetown University who used a national sample of nearly 4,000 children from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth have concluded that young…

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Men write on Reddit of the moment they knew their marriage was over

Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I’m not getting along with my husband. We’ve been married two weeks and it was a mistake. Can’t I just get an annulment?”   Last Tuesday, men who had divorced their wives provided, via the online…

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Polygamy ban upheld, but “Sister Wives” can still cohabit, call themselves “married”

Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Does adultery affect my divorce case?”   Stars of the TLC reality show “Sister Wives” can return to their home state of Utah and live together without the fear of prosecution by the State for polygamy. Stars…

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Elder law clinic confirms spike in elder divorces, explores causes

Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I’m considering separating from my spouse; what actions should I refrain from doing?”   Larry Weiser, the director of Gonzaga University’s Elder Law Clinic, says all of the sudden, he is seeing older people wanting to…

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