Permanent Separation

Due mostly to financial realities, many couples are choosing to separate, but never get divorced.  As this article from MSNBC and the New York Times shows, “permanent separations” are becoming more popular.  I see a number of clients that have...

Divorce and Physical Health

As related in this New York Times article, divorce is bad for your physical health.  In a large study of divorced and married subjects, participants that had been through a divorce reported significantly more physical ailments than participants that were still...

Same Sex Adoption in North Carolina

North Carolina does not recognize same sex marriage.  But, does that mean that same sex couple cannot adopt children?  The short answer is that no one really knows.  The most recent North Carolina case on the subject does not provide us with much of an...

Legal Separation In North Carolina

Clients frequently ask me whether they can be legally separated if they are still living in the same house.  They ask whether it is sufficient to sleep in separate bedrooms, live in different parts of the house, or arrange a schedule where they are never home at...

Prenups a Growing Trend for Baby Boomers

As this story on the Today Show explains, more and more Baby Boomers entering a second or third marriage are considering prenuptial agreements, aka “prenups”.  The goal is to protect assets that the parties have worked their whole lives to build and...