Family Law Section

2022 is not “2020, Too”

Thanks for reading this post and for allowing me to be your Chair this year. Don’t sit on me too hard, please! Our esteemed and more likeable Vice Chair is…

Specialist Series: Fourth Installment

and Carolyn “Lynn” Krueger-Andes Being Special(ist) Here are the high level results from our last post, as far as frequently missed questions: 1. Which of…

Case Law Update: Barus v. Coffey (Failure to State a Claim, Child Support)

Barus v. Coffey, January 4, 2022, Court of Appeals of North Carolina, Rule 12(b)(6) and custody modification The trial court entered a permanent order in 2014…

Specialist Series: Round Three

and Carolyn “Lynn” Krueger-Andes Being Special(ist) Here are the results from our last post (51 responses): Question # % Correct Answers 1 34% 2 84% 3…

Wadsworth v. Wadsworth (Security For Child Support, Alimony)

Wadsworth v. Wadsworth, Court of Appeals of North Carolina, December 21, 2021 (Security For Child Support, Alimony) The trial court entered a child support…

Case Law Update: Hirschler v. Hirschler (Civil and Criminal Contempt)

Hirschler v. Hirschler, Court of Appeals of North Carolina, December 21, 2021 (Civil and Criminal Contempt) A custody order granted primary custody to mother…

Divorce From Bed and Board: Multiple Choice

and Carolyn Krueger-Andes Being Special(ist) Here are the results from our last post (22 responses):   Question # % Correct Answers 1 41% 2 47% 3 28.6% 4 38%…

2022 Family Law Intensive: Expert Level Information

Introducing: Isn’t There an Expert for That? (2022 Family Law Intensive Program) Thursday and Friday, January 27-28, 2022 Attention all Family Law…

More Money, More Problems: Equitable Distribution/Alimony Edition

I took a hiatus from all the wrong laws. Two main reasons: I wanted to give you all a break from my rambling, and I was paralyzed in figuring out which of the…

Are You Specialist Material?

Being Special(ist) We’re all busy all the time. Some of you have dreams of being special. Some of you have dreams of being a specialist. The hurdle to that…