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I was served summons papers yesterday by ups
answered on Sep 15, 2019
without knowing a lot more about your situation and seeing the actual paperwork that you were served with it would be impossible for any attorney to answer your question. You need to meet with a family law attorney in your jurisdiction to discuss all of your options and analyze your situation.
I filed for divorce 8/4/19, he did not collect the 1st copy I sent by certified mail. I sent a second copy 9/2/19. I do not want to miss the 90 day deadline to have a courtdate issued.
answered on Sep 15, 2019
If he's not served within the first 90 days, you just have to issue a new summons, and have law enforcement try to serve him.
Have no intention on pursuing a marriage ... He has been incarcerated months to years ...has not been a father or husband ...no desire to further marriage please assist
Thanking you in advance for your time and consideration in this matter..
answered on Jan 22, 2019
There's no such thing as an immediate divorce. You have to have been separated for a year before you can file for divorce. how to file for divorce in North Carolina you have to have lived here for at least 6 months. Then the process typically takes a couple of months after that. An attorney... View More 
Just got the signed order in the mail. My ex's monthly gross income reads $2,177.77 whereas mine reads $2,500.00. Directly under it, my ex's monthly ADJUSTED gross income reads $1,787.37 whereas mine still reads $2,500.00. I sent them my pay stubs so they have all the income information... View More
answered on Jan 22, 2019
On the left side of the form each line is described. it's really hard to confirm what you're talking about without having a copy of the form. But typically there's the gross income, and then a credit if there's another child in the household or if that parent is paying child... View More
I am currently struggling to see my child. The other parent makes to many hoops and I jump but still nothing. I can afford a lawyer at the time. I was curious as to going about filing for mediation. I just want my rights as a father to see my child. Nothing out of way or anything like that. I do... View More
answered on Jan 22, 2019
You can't file for just mediation. You can file for custody, and then once you file for custody, free custody mediation through the court system is required in NC.
If you go to mediation outside the court system, and no court action has been filed, and it's doubtful that... View More
I have two mother of children. When the second child support order went in they didn’t include the first one and I am not sure how to word that in my modification. I lost my job since the hurricane and recently got behind. I got a court appointed laywer and he said I needed to do a modification.... View More
answered on Jan 21, 2019
here is the form: https://www.nccourts.gov/assets/documents/forms/cv600-en.pdf?p6P9vXt4PG5WShmWZ_EbNOLmSagI8yw_
the change of circumstances are that 1) credit for child support payments made to child from another relationship were not included in the ordered amount, and 2) loss of... View More
my ex and I were not married, I pay child support, I was getting my child every weekend and then she got mad, now I have family that gets him basically everyday but she states I haven't proven myself, I cant afford a lawyer but I would like my visiation, can I file for mediation without a... View More
answered on Jan 13, 2019
See if you can find a local attorney willing to help you with Litigation Assistance or unbundled services. That's where the attorney drafts the documents, and tells you how to file them. The attorney does not make an appearance as your attorney of record and does not go to court with you.... View More
I have been married for 13years. I have a DVPO against my husband. We have a house that we have only had for 4yrs. Everything is in my name. I would like a divorce and would like to know what's my rights and my best recourse to take.
answered on Jan 12, 2019
That is a question that is too complicated for an answer in a text message. You need to meet with an attorney in your jurisdiction to get an accurate answer.
answered on Jan 6, 2019
You didn't actually ask a question, but I'm going to assume that you're asking how to get visitation with your son. You need to hire an experienced family law attorney, probably in the county and state where your son lives, and sue for custody and visitation.
My step-son was court ordered through DSS of Rutherford County, North Carolina to pay child support on his 4 children. Me and my wife have Guardianship over two of the grandchildren, ages 11 and 9, until they are 18. If he relinquishes parental rights is he still obligated to pay child support or... View More
answered on Jan 5, 2019
A parent cannot surrender their own parental rights. If they could every parent who didn't want to pay child support and wasn't allowed to see their children would do so, and the government would have to support those children. If you have grounds under North Carolina law to terminate his... View More
when I file for child support? Would that mean the cost of her child care doesn't count as a work-related expense because neither parent is directly paying? Or because it is a benefit of my job would it factor into my income and as an expense I'm paying? Very unsure.
answered on Jan 4, 2019
It can be counted as income to you and credited to you as an expense, or it can not go into the child support calculation at all since you are not paying it. What can't happen is it can't be credited as an expense without an income adjustment, and it can't be counted as income... View More
I live with my mom and we have a toxic relationship. It’s gotten to the point now that she’s trying to put me in a group home. I’ve talked about getting emancipated and looked into everything. This past week she tried to get me involuntary committed but it didn’t work because the doctor... View More
answered on Jan 3, 2019
To file for emancipation you have to show the court that you were employed with a high enough wage be self-supporting (or have a trust fund), and that you have a place to live. In other words you have to show the court that you're not going to need public assistance and you're not going... View More
Im her only living relative do i have a legal way to take over house and car payment
answered on Jan 2, 2019
You need to repost this question in the Florida Forum so that a Florida attorney sees it and answers you. Only North Carolina attorneys see your question unless you specifically pick Florida. And the laws are different in every state when it comes to inheritance.
Father did not want the child so he wanted a signed notarized agreement stating he would not have to pay. Can you still file for child support?
answered on Jan 1, 2019
Yes. Child support is the right of the child and it cannot be waived by either parent.
About 7k dollars from me. Before she passed she didn't receive the back payments. Where did my money go??New York state child support
answered on Jan 1, 2019
You might want to ask your question in the forum for New York. But in North Carolina, your back child support was owed to the person who had custody of your daughter. Back child support is the money that you owed to that person before your child died. Think of it as the person who had custody of... View More
Why I am I still paying?
answered on Jan 1, 2019
Unless your parental rights have been terminated, you have a legal obligation to financially support your children whether you have custody of them or not. Child support payments are not a fee that you have to pay to see your children. Child support payments represent your financial obligation to... View More
What happens if a woman gets married and pregnant, her husband goes to war and is MIA and presumed dead, she gets remarried (for financial reasons), afterwards her husband returns from war, what is the situation?
answered on Dec 27, 2018
Depends on whether she took legal steps to have her first husband declared dead. if she took the legal steps to have her first husband declared dead then her second marriage is valid. If she didn't take those legal steps then her second marriage is invalid, and bigamous, and she is still... View More
My son filed custody papers for his son. He is doing everything the courts has told him to do. Friday before Christmas he gets papers from Michigan from his girlfriend that she is filled custody papers to. The papers read he has so many days to fill them out & get the papers back. Well... View More
answered on Dec 26, 2018
Jurisdiction for custody case it's not based on where the child was born. And it's not based on who filed first. The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, which has been enacted in every state with a few variations from state to state, determines which state has... View More
answered on Dec 26, 2018
Yes. And don't use a computer form. I makes lots of money helping people get out of or at least minimize the damage caused by using a computer form instead of hiring an attorney.
The proceeds from my current house (100% mine) plus $300k of my savings are going into the new home. We are taking out a $200k mortgage in both of our names. Will all this be 50/50 after we get married?
answered on Dec 26, 2018
Presumptively, yes, it's 50/50 regardless of title, but the presumption is everything ok enjoy stronger if the house is titled jointly, aynd the mortgage holder will insist that it's titled jointly. You can, however, have an attorney prepare a marital agreement that says otherwise and... View More
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