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New study claims that having a child before marriage no longer raises divorce odds

Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What children’s expenses are covered by child support?”   In recent decades, sociological research has consistently found that couples who had a child before marriage were much more likely to divorce than couples who married first. …

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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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Author and divorcee says the key to co-parenting is considering feelings of others

Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can I do to gain custody of my child in North Carolina?”   Being a lawyer is a bit like being a parent, and that is not because a lawyer’s clients act like children. Some do, I am…

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Sugar daddies and babies seek arrangements outside of marriage in growing numbers

Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What does uncontested divorce mean?” As same-sex couples in the Tar Heel State and elsewhere fight in courts and legislatures for the right to marry, other people have been seeking “mutually beneficial” relationships short of marriage.…

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New reality show contestants flip the script, skip dating

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?”   Dating, courtship, friendship, getting to know someone—whatever you call it—it’s nothing new.…

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