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Understanding Child Support in North Carolina

Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “What children’s expenses are not covered by child support?”   For countless Americans throughout the United States, getting married and having a child are some of the most important milestones in their lives. While some marriages are built to last,…

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Four Types of North Carolina Child Custody Explained

Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “What are my custody rights if the other parent moves?” https://youtu.be/Li7s3lKCflA   If you are in the middle of a divorce or are contemplating a divorce in North Carolina, you may be wondering about the different types of child custody.…

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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,…

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Can My Ex-Spouse Take Our Children Out of State?

Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “What children’s expenses are not covered by child support?”   Divorce is difficult. You and your soon-to-be ex-spouse are thrust into figuring out marital assets, spousal or alimony payments, and often coming to child custody agreements. Parents want what is…

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The NY/NJ Bombing Suspect Loses Custody Rights, But Child Keeps Name

Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “What are my custody rights if the other parent moves?”   At long last, Maria Mena has won in her quest for full custody of the child she had with New York and New Jersey bombing suspect Ahmed Rahami when…

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The Implications of the Brangelina Split

Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “What does a “No-Fault’ divorce mean in NC?”   Over the weekend, news broke that “Brangelina”, the portmanteau for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s relationship, has come to an end. The news came as a shock to many given the…

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Bill O’Reilly Suing Ex-Wife for $10 Million; Claims Manipulation of Separation Agreement, Cheating

Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “Does adultery affect my divorce case?”   If you pay off your neutral custody arbitrator, allegedly manipulate police into investigating your ex-wife’s new beau, and try to get your ex-wife kicked out of the Catholic Church but still don’t get…

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Legislators seek to end state’s presumption that women are better for child custody

Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What rules are there for Father’s Right in NC?”   The State of Massachusetts is considering a change to its custody laws that would end “an imbalance in the courts that favors mothers over fathers,” according…

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