Charlotte Family Law Blog

Like many other areas of North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, which includes much of the greater Charlotte area, has a family court system. Basically, this means that several of the area's district judges are designated as family court judges.

As the name implies, these judges are assigned to hear cases that deal with families and children, including child custody and visitation cases. They also hear issues related to divorce, even if such issues do not have a direct bearing on children. For instance, family judges will typically make rulings on the distribution of property and on spousal support.

Although this blog has discussed them before, from time to time, it may be helpful for Charlotte residents to do a brief review of what factors North Carolina courts will examine when they are deciding whether or not to award alimony.

In addition to deciding whether spousal support is appropriate in the first place, courts will also use these factors to decide how much spousal support the court should award and for how long.

Affairs of the heart can be passionate and full of love. When two people find each other and their union is marked by attraction and appreciation, they may choose to unite and become married. In North Carolina and throughout the United State, a marriage changes the legal status of a person from single to married.

Marriage bestows important privileges on individuals with regard to their spouses' property, money, and rights. When two people decide to divorce they must work out a number of significant issues related to their financial and personal affairs. There are many reasons that marriages end, and when third parties are involved aggrieved spouses may have options to pursue heart balm claims against them.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are two of the biggest celebrities in the world. They have each starred in a number of blockbuster hits and have gained critical acclaim for their more serious work. However, in recent years North Carolina residents may be more familiar with the former couple because of the pair's ongoing divorce and custody battles instead of their movie careers.

Jolie and Pitt married in 2014 but only two years later Jolie filed to end their union. Since then the parties have battled over how they should share custody of their kids, how they should settle their property disagreements, and a slew of other important family law issues.