We have been seperated for 7 months and I are filling out seperation papers now. When can we get divorced?

North Carolina doesn't require any sort of "legal" separation. When husband and wife begin to live separate and apart and at least one of them has...

My soon to be daughter-in-law had a baby almost 4 mos ago, now bio father is filing for full custody & what can she do?

Sounds like the best wedding gift you can give your new daughter in law is an attorney. From your description it sounds like bio-dad is using...

I went to a treatment center for alcohol two years ago and relapsed. Will this prevent me from getting custody of my daughter?

Maybe. As a rule, courts are more concerned about the future than the past when making decisions about custody. Most judges hate it when exes...

How can someone threaten to "kill" someone else (in an email)--which was taken to court and then the author not be arrested?

I can give you a NC answer, but it may or may not work in Bedford County VA. Your friend has an issue about evidence, not about the law. The...

When is too late to sign a prenup?

Prospective husband and wife can sign a premarital contract any time up to the marriage ceremony. After the marriage they can still make contracts...

Do we have grounds for emergency custody in NC??

Emergency custody of K two days before the end of the school year -- probably not. Best advice I can give you is to find out who ex husband's...

Will being in the military help me get full custody of my child?

No. The opposite. NC Courts typically want to set up a stable environment for children. Active duty military is anything but stable. There...

Our house is in my husband and my name. He is saying it is his house and not mine. Isn't it both ours? As long as it in both

Not enough information to answer your question, but NC generally presumes that the marital house belongs 50-50 to both spouses. If both names are...

Prayer for Judgment Continued (PJC) is a NC creation that most states don't recognize. I believe MD is a state that does honor our PJCs. This may...

I have been charged with dui. Will just being charged automatically show up on my driving record/DMV ?

Lawyers like to be nit-picky, so I'll add this response to your question. DMV records that I have seen don't show charges; they only show...