The short answer is no. You don’t need to have a separation agreement also commonly called a separation and property settlement agreement in North Carolina to get a divorce. The only requirement is that you and your former spouse have been separated and are living...
Arrested Doesn’t Mean Guilty
Year: 2020
What’s the difference between legal custody and physical custody?
In North Carolina, legal custody (when referring to child custody) has nothing to do with where the child lives or which parent the child resides. Legal custody, which a court usually awards jointly to both parties, is a decision making tool. Legal custody goes to...
Bed and Board Divorce in North Carolina
A divorce from bed and board is not a regular divorce. In fact, if it’s granted, the parties are still married. The other difference is that in North Carolina, a divorce doesn’t have to be fault based, but a divorce from bed and board is fault based. What it does is...