Family Law Section
Family Law Section Pro Bono Opportunities – March 2021
Family Law Section members, have you been looking for safe and effective ways to give back to the community? Well, look no further. Two upcoming North…
Calling All Nominations for the 2021 Family Law Section Distinguished Service Award
Do you know of someone in our section who goes beyond the call of their duties and embodies the very spirit of what we do? Has a section member provided…
Landmark Decision: Constitutionality of 50B’s Exclusion of Same-Sex Dating Partners
M.E. v. T.J., decided North Carolina Court of Appeals, December 31, 2020 (Constitutionality of 50B’s exclusion of same-sex dating partners) In 1979, the…
Leveraging Technology: Simplify the Complicated
Family law is not an area that many attorneys feel neutral about. Most people either love it or won’t touch it if given the choice. The crushing stress that…
Navigating the Holidays with COVID-19: Create a Roadmap for Success
From the leaders of groups that deal with families in crisis: Susan Myres, President of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) Larry Fong, President,…
Family Law CLE Schedule
Happy October from the NCBA Family Law Section’s CLE committee! We have some exciting updates to share about upcoming CLEs: Practical Magic: The 2020…
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…