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NC Legal separation and quit claim deed

Mark's answer | Answered on March 16, 2009

It all depends on what the "legal separation" says........ If the legal separation is a "Separation Agreement and Property Settlement" which...

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In which court I need to go to get my paternal rights when the children live on another state? Quick divorce, no custody set.

Mark's answer | Answered on March 11, 2009

North Carolina has adopted the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). The home state of the child under the UCCJEA is the...

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My wife has filed for uncontested divorce. She is already remarried. She has asked me to sign a waiver to help her with her bigo

Mark's answer | Answered on March 10, 2009

If she did not divorce you before she married him, her marriage is void ab initio. If the District Attorney pressed criminal charges against her...

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What is the procedure for a 17 year old to file for emancipation?

Mark's answer | Answered on March 09, 2009

See Chapter 7B-3500 et seq. at http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/Statutes/StatutesTOC.pl?Chapter=0007B This will give you an overview of what is...

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North Carolina family law, father's rights against mother who will not let father see daugther

Mark's answer | Answered on March 09, 2009

Until you get a child custody order in place, mom can call the shots. If she acts unreasonably, that could hurt her at a custody...

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Can a grandparent who has had temporary custody for 1.5 + yrs make it permanent??

Mark's answer | Answered on March 05, 2009

More information is needed to answer that question. Under N.C. Law, for you to have custody both the mother and your son would have to be unfit...

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My daughter is living with her father and his wife, dss took her and placed her now the step-mother is making false statements

Mark's answer | Answered on March 03, 2009

If there is no Chapter 50 child custody order, you should consider filing an action. A Chapter 7, DSS case, will automatically stay a chapter 50...

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If we are in arrears and my stepson turns 18, can we pay what we are in arrears on and still stop paying for him now?

Mark's answer | Answered on March 03, 2009

You need to file a motion to reduce your child support based on one child graduating from high school and becoming emancipated (after the child has...

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My husband is in Mexico for 3 years and is doing nothing for me here. Can I get a divorce?

Mark's answer | Answered on March 02, 2009

I assume you were married in the United States? Once you separate from him for more than a year, you can file for divorce. You may have to write...

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How old do you have to be to move out of your parents house in NC

Mark's answer | Answered on March 02, 2009

You are under their legal control until you are eighteen or until you emancipate yourself. To emancipate yourself, you would need to file a legal...

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NC Legal separation and quit claim deed

In which court I need to go to get my paternal rights when the children live on another state? Quick divorce, no custody set.

My wife has filed for uncontested divorce. She is already remarried. She has asked me to sign a waiver to help her with her bigo

What is the procedure for a 17 year old to file for emancipation?

North Carolina family law, father's rights against mother who will not let father see daugther

Can a grandparent who has had temporary custody for 1.5 + yrs make it permanent??

My daughter is living with her father and his wife, dss took her and placed her now the step-mother is making false statements

If we are in arrears and my stepson turns 18, can we pay what we are in arrears on and still stop paying for him now?

My husband is in Mexico for 3 years and is doing nothing for me here. Can I get a divorce?

How old do you have to be to move out of your parents house in NC