法概述

The dissolution of marriage is an unusually traumatic event.  Family law covers all aspects of marriage, 皇冠足彩 和 child custody.  The emerging issues of family law, especially here in the Piedmont Triad, 封面的婚姻, 皇冠足彩, 和 child custody of same sex couples since North Carolina permits same sex marriage.

The information on this website is designed to address areas that may be of concern to you. It is not intended as legal advice for your particular case; do not let this information replace discussion 和 advice from one of our attorneys. Family law is complex; your case may have nuances that make some of the general statutes herein inapplicable. This is designed for basic information so we may be able to communicate with some common vocabulary. We hope it will remove some of the uncertainties you may have. You will have specific questions even after you have studied this information. Please ask those questions 和 keep asking them until you underst和 the answers.

There are four basic legal causes of action to grow out of the dissolution of a marriage when there are children. Furthermore, there are three causes of action in a marriage without children. For purposes of this discussion, these actions are classified as follows:

1. 子女抚养权及抚养费

2. 配偶的支持

3. 财产分割

4. 皇冠足彩

With the exception of obtaining the actual absolute 皇冠足彩, the resolution of these issues can be achieved either by agreement or through litigation. Furthermore, mediation 和/or arbitration may facilitate agreement in some cases. To obtain the absolute 皇冠足彩, a simple court hearing is necessary. If other litigation is involved, each cause of action can be maintained in a separate lawsuit; however, one or more of these actions are usually combined in one lawsuit with separate claims for relief for each cause of action. 举个例子, in a family made up of a husb和, 一个妻子, 至少有一个未成年的孩子, one lawsuit might address (1) child custody 和 child support, (2) postseparation support 和 permanent Alimony 和 (3) interim possession of the marital home 和 property division (equitable distribution).

Now we have the emerging issues of same sex marriages 和 the issues related thereto.  It is contemplated at this time, that in North Carolina generally the family law statutes of Chapter 50 will 应用 to same sex couples.  There are places that the statutes seem to create ambiguities as this area of the law has developed rather rapidly as law changes go.  Some of the biggest areas of concern are in issues related to children, particularly if one partner to the same sex marriage is an actual biological parent 和 one is not.  Those custody issues need to be worked through very carefully in same sex marriages to insure that the intent of the relationship 和 the relationship with precious children continues, even if there is a same sex 皇冠足彩.  Presumably, same sex marriage partners in North Carolina will have no trouble adopting. 然而, you need to be alert when surrogacy or similar issues make one of the partners a biological parent 和 the other not a biological parent.  Good luck in exploring these emerging issues of family law 和 child custody.  We are happy to set up an initial consultation to discuss your concerns.