Charlotte, NC
Family Lawyer at Charlotte, NC
Practice Areas: Family, Business ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Consent Order dismissing DVPO and creating temporary child custody schedule
The opposing party filed a Complaint and Motion for a Domestic Violence Protective Order against my client. I was able to get to the real root of the issues and negotiated a consent order that dismisse ... d the opposing party's complaint for a DVPO and created a temporary child custody schedule for the parties' minor children.
OUTCOME: Separation Agreement dividing parties' assets and debts
My client came to me after they discovered the opposing party had been involved in an extramarital affair. My client's goal was to not lose everything they had along with their marriage. Following an i ... nformal mediation with the opposing party and their attorney, my client was able to walk away with all of the equity in the marital home and maintain the bulk of their 401K and Pension Plans. My client was able to sever all ties to the opposing party and truly begin to move forward.
OUTCOME: Award of attorney's fees to my client.
My client was forced to retain an attorney when a non-parent filed for custody of my client's child. The non-parent's complaint for child custody was dismissed and, after a hearing for attorney's fees, ... I was able to secure an award for reasonable attorney's fees paid to my client.
OUTCOME: Primary Custody to my client
My client had previously been awarded emergency custody of the minor children. My client and I were able to work together with the opposing party and their attorney to create an agreement for child cus ... tody giving my client primary physical custody of the minor children in a consent order.
OUTCOME: Continued Child Support to my client
The opposing party filed a motion for termination of child support following the parties' child reaching the age of 18. The child was still living with my client, progressing in school, and in need of ... support. Following a hearing for the opposing party's motion to terminate child support, the judge denied the opposing party's motion and ordered continued child support to my client.
OUTCOME: Parenting time with the minor children for my client
My client called me in a panic when the opposing party told them they could no longer see the parties' three children until a judge ordered otherwise - the child custody trial was at least a year away. ... I immediately filed a motion for a temporary parenting arrangement in order to secure time for my client to spend with their children. Following a hearing, the judge awarded my client time with the children.
OUTCOME: Voluntary restraining order and Permanent Child Custody
My client filed a Complaint and Motion for a Domestic Violence Protective Order after an assault incident involving my client's spouse and the opposing party occurred at the parties' child's sporting e ... vent. My client's biggest issue was drop-offs and pickups of the minor child. After weeks of negotiation, we were able to reach a consent order wherein the parties agreed not to communicate other than issues concerning the minor child and designated pickup and drop-off locations more convenient for my client.
OUTCOME: Emergency custody to my client
The opposing party to the parties' two minor children, ages 6 and 8, out of the state and informed my client they would not be returning home. Despite my client attempting to contact the children, the ... opposing party would not allow any contact until my client agreed to their terms. At the emergency custody hearing, the judge awarded my client emergency custody of the minor children. I was able to assist my client in speaking with the correct out-of-state authorities in order to enforce the North Carolina Emergency Child Custody Order and return the minor children home.
OUTCOME: Temporary Custody to my client and required Mental Evaluation and Drug Tests from opposing party prior to any unsupervised visitation with the minor children.
I had previously represented this client in an emergency child custody hearing. The children were exposed to an environment of drug abuse and mental instability by the opposing party. After hearing the ... evidence, the judge awarded my client the sole temporary custody of the minor children; my client could expose the children to the opposing party at my client's discretion. The judge further required that prior to the opposing party having any unsupervised visitation with the minor children, the opposing party must report to the Court with a satisfactory mental evaluation and drug test.
OUTCOME: Emergency Custody to my client.
My client came to me concerned about the two minor children, ages 1 & 4. The opposing party was heavily using drugs, purportedly completing drug deals in the home with the minor children present, expre ... ssed concerns about their ability to care for the children, and eventually left the home and state in pursuit of drugs. My client was concerned about the well-being of the children and did not want them exposed to such a dangerous and confusing environment. The judge heard the evidence and granted emergency custody of the minor children to my client.
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