If you're over 18 and have someone in your life that feels like a parent and for either love, inheritance, or insurance purposes you need to make that relationship official, you still can! Adult adoption is an option! If this person is your stepparent or their spouse, your biological parent must still consent. [...]
A trusted Family Law Attorney gives a brief overview of the divorce process in North Carolina while discussing why it is important to at least consult with an attorney to ensure everything is properly handled. Having an attorney help will ensure that your rights are protected in the future and also help [...]
Generally, injured workers can expect their medical bills and two-thirds of their weekly wages to be covered by their employer's insurance. This should last until the worker has either recovered enough to return to work or at least has been able to resume some form of employment. Even if the injury will [...]
Criminal Defense Attorney Patrick Apple continues his three-part series discussing how to challenge common evidence found in DWI cases by touching on the field sobriety tests. There are only three tests that are recognized by the NHTSA and admissible in court. These are the HGN or the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test, the walk [...]
Criminal Defense Attorney Anastasia Tramontozzi discusses the consequences of an assault on a female conviction in North Carolina. While this is typically a misdemeanor, it can be elevated to a felony charge if strangulation or a deadly weapon was involved. Even if the charge remains a misdemeanor, you still face up to [...]
Criminal Defense Attorney Anastasia Tramontozzi discusses who can see expunged charges, and who cannot. Once you've had a charge expunged, you can legally say you've never been charged with that crime. Schools, most employers, and private citizens will not be able to find the charges after a few months to a year. [...]
A careless and reckless driving charge is more or less a judgment call on the part of the officer. However, a guilty verdict carries four points on your driving record and is a class two misdemeanor. Therefore, before paying it off or pleading guilty, see if there are holes in the state's [...]
Even if your ex-partner is failing to pay child support, you are not allowed to refuse visitation of your child. Child support and child custody are separate issues in family law. They are not directly connected. Non-payment of child support can lead to consequences such as: wage garnishment fines jail time To [...]
A trust is a way to manage your assets (like money, property, or investments) for someone else's benefit. You transfer the ownership of the assets to a trustee, who manages them according to your wishes and then distributes them to the beneficiary (who can be you, a family member, a charity, or [...]
A Family Law Attorney addresses defenses to a prenuptial agreement and what can invalidate one. In general, a prenuptial agreement is enforceable as long as the parties under the prenup are free from fraud, duress, and undue influence. Prenuptial Agreement Must Be Fair and Reasonable Two of the most common defenses for [...]
