Exceptional Advocacy From Three Board-Certified Family Law Attorneys
North Carolina is one of a handful of states where you can still sue the person who wrecked your marriage. There are two things you need to know before proceeding: No one at Bullock Clay & Furr has any business writing about sports (except Jessica thinks she does),...
Oscar night just wrapped; Champagne, speeches, and enough cinematic drama to make a divorce hearing look like a short film. But if you squint just right, the 98th Academy Awards basically played out like a family law case study. Unless you were living under a rock (or...
If Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce do walk down the aisle as intended, there are three things we here at Bullock Clay & Furr Family Law are certain that you can bet on: The internet will implode. The guest list and event will be legendary. Somewhere behind the...
Determining who has custody of a child can be an emotionally exhausting endeavor, and parents often negotiate while stressed or afraid. In North Carolina, courts often make decisions with the child’s best interests in mind. To negotiate effectively, divorcing couples...
When a co-parent stops making court-ordered child support payments, the financial and emotional pressure can be overwhelming. You depend on these payments to care for your children. Child support orders are a binding court judgment. Nonpayment has serious, enforceable...
If you’re a parent and divorce is on the horizon, you’ll likely find that the divorce process can be extremely challenging. You’ll want to shield your child from the details and the negative aspects of it. Meanwhile, you’ll be dealing with their anxiety and...
When divorce involves substantial financial investments, business interests, real estate and complex assets, the choices you make during a divorce can profoundly impact your financial health moving forward. What can you do to protect your interests during a high-asset...
Many couples prefer to use their state’s no-fault option, even if they have “grounds” for divorce under state law. This can help them maintain some privacy around their divorce. That’s particularly important for parents. In North Carolina, a couple can get a no-fault...
By: Jessica S. Bullock, Board Certified Family Law Specialist The one where they marry in Vegas… Ross Geller and Rachel Greene from the hit sitcom “Friends” are famous for their on again off again relationship. While on a group trip in Las Vegas in a drunken state, Ross and Rachel found a chapel and spontaneously decided to get married. They…
By: Jessica S. Bullock, Board Certified Family Law Specialist In our day to day, lawyers, judges, and parties often interchange the words “alimony” and “spousal support;” however, a recently published Court of Appeals’ opinion reminds us of the distinction between these two legal terms. In Meeker v. Meeker, husband and wife were married in 1982, separated in 2009 and divorced in…