Alimony is awarded upon divorce in order to help meet reasonable financial needs. This can be difficult, as the judge has to consider various aspects, such as marital misconduct.
Child support involves the payments from one parent to another in order to support the child. In North Carolina, child support is generally decided by the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines.
Divorce & Separation cases can include dissolution of marriage as well as cases of child custody and support, spousal support, and equitable distribution.
Originally from Ontario, Canada, Rebecca moved to Michigan to attend Michigan State University where she graduated magna cum laude with a Political Science Degree in 2017. While attending Michigan State Univeristy, Rebecca interned for the Honorable Judge Rosemarie E. Aquilina. Rebecca later attended the Univeristy of Flordia, where she recieved her law degree in 2020 while also serving as editor on the Florida Journal of International Law and serving on the University of Florida's Family Law Society. After graduating, Rebecca moved to North Carolina to practice family law, focusing on divorce, equitable distrubution, alimony, child custody, and child support.
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