When Children Reject Contact With a Parent
As a child’s attorney, I read an article by the child psychiatrist, Dr. Roy Lubit, with interest. The article is entitled “Valid and invalid ways to…
September 2020 Cases: Rule 60, Interlocutory, and Contempt
Rule 60 Case | Interlocutory Case | Contempt Case Jackson V. Jackson (now Clelland): Rule 60 v. Appeal Sampson County – 2020 Tldr: Don’t use Rule 60 to…
September 2020 Cases: UCCJEA, Attorney’s Fees Reversal
Halili v. Ramnishta, Court of Appeals, September 1, 2020 (UCCJEA, inconvenient forum) Mother, Father, and minor child lived in New York, but visited North…
Valuing a Business During a Recession: Using Projected Business Income Without Valuing Postmarital Efforts
During an economic recession, the best tool for valuing a business is a discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis. A DCF analysis is the only valuation method that…
Ketan Soni Presents “The New Community Platform”
What You Need to Know About the New Community Platform This year, the NCBA has switched to a new online community platform. This new community platform for…
Case Law Update: ED and Classification of Life Insurance Proceeds
Richter v. Richter, decided COA June 2, 2020 (equitable distribution, classification of life insurance proceeds) During the time Husband and Wife were married…
Case Law Update: DVPO and Personal Jurisdiction
Mucha v. Wagner, decided COA June 2, 2020 (DVPO, personal jurisdiction) Plaintiff and Defendant had been in a romantic relationship until Plaintiff ended it…
Case Law Update: Supreme Court on Custody and Denial of Visitation
Routten v. Routten, N.C. Supreme Court, decided June 5, 2020 (custody, denial of visitation) After finding that visitation with Mother would not be in the…
Spotlight: Incoming Chair Mitchell Kelling
On July 1, 2020, Mitchell Kelling will continue her commitment to the North Carolina Bar Association as the incoming chair of the Family Law Section. Mitchell…
From The Family Law Chair – Lee Scholarship
When I began practicing family law as a solo practitioner, short on cash and shorter on clients, I polled several colleagues for advice on which reference…