NC COA Case Summary: In the Matter of J.M.K

Termination of Parental Rights, No. COA18-451, Sept. 4, 2018 In the Matter of J.M.K Buncombe County In a termination of parental rights hearing, a court…

NC COA Case Summary: Henson v. Henson

After an equitable distribution hearing, Defendant/Wife (“Wife”) was awarded the value of $51, 524.00 contained in a SEP IRA, which was the value at the…

Scholarships Available For 2018 ‘Essentials Of Family Law’ CLE

Application Deadline is Oct. 22, 2018 Scholarships are available from the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association to NCBA members who are…

Case Summary: Watson 2018 – Equitable Distribution

Equitable Distribution, Unequal Distribution of Marital Property, Classification, Valuation; COA17-899; August 2018 Dwight Watson v. Gurtha Watson Wake County…

Case Summaries: August 2018 Unpublished

The Unpublished Cases – August 2018 Just because they are unpublished doesn’t mean this blog won’t give them some attention, albeit brief. CATHERINE A.…

NC COA Case Summary: Shell v. Shell

A custody order was entered in 2012. Plaintiffs are the paternal grandparents. Defendant is the father of the children, and Nicole is the mother. In 2012,…

Welcome To the Family Law Blog For 2018-19

This year, your Family Law Section Communications Committee Chairs intend to put some structure into blog posting to show the rest of the NCBA that the Family…