Raleigh Divorce Blog

The North Carolina Supreme Court has issued a public reprimand against Durham district court Judge James Hill on Friday, November 6 over his actions during a contentious child custody hearing over which he presided in 2014. The reprimand specifically addresses his wording when he told the parents involved in the case that they were “acting […]

North Carolina Governor Patrick McCrory declared October as the “Domestic Violence Awareness Month” in North Carolina in an effort to recognize the negative impact that domestic violence has had on the lives of far too many citizens of the state. McCrory noted that “the number of North Carolinians affected by domestic violence each year is […]

Michigan, like some other states, practice contradicting laws on religious freedom and the government’s mandate to equal and fair treatment of its citizens. For instance, Michigan enacted a law in June 2015 that enables faith-based adoption agencies to refuse service to prospective adoptive parents on the basis of their religious or moral biases. The states […]

Forty-one-year-old public speaker and transgender issues advocate Thomas Beatie has recently finalized his divorce with Nancy Gillespie after he acquiesced to her demand that he hand over his shark tooth collection. Beatie, best known for his stint in the public eye as the “Pregnant Man” in 2007, told reporters that he began collecting the shark […]

Twenty-nine-year-old actress Megan Fox has recently filed for divorce to end her five-year marriage to 42-year-old actor Brian Green, citing “irreconcilable differences”. Fox and Green have two sons together; Fox is seeking joint custody for them. Fox formally noted June 15 as the date of their legal separation. It was stated in the divorce filing […]

Sixty-eight-year-old Daryl Hall, co-founder and lead vocalist of the classic band Hall & Oates, is divorcing with his wife of six years, Amanda Aspinall. Aspinall is the daughter of British gambling mogul John Aspinall, according to a Radar Online report. The divorce petition, which was filed by Aspinall on Monday, August 10 in a Connecticut […]

Forty-four-year-old R&B singer-songwriter Anthony Hamilton and his wife Tarshá Hamilton are divorcing after ten years of marriage, a press release stated. According to the press release, Hamilton and McMillan’s priority is to co-parent their three children – Princeton, Nolan, and Aaron – together. They will also have no qualms in working together on music projects […]

Rapper Earl Simmons, more popularly known by his stage names DMX and Dark Man X, was sentenced on July 14 to six months in prison in the Erie County Holding Center in Buffalo for failing to pay $400,000 in child support, a statement from the Erie County Sheriff’s Office showed, according to WGCL-TV Atlanta In an interview with […]

According to an article by The Street on July 6, many fathers prefer to give children the things they need directly rather than simply make child support payments. A study led by Baltimore, Maryland-based Johns Hopkins University that looked into the lives of 367 low-income non-custodial fathers in the cities of Austin, Charleston, and Philadelphia […]

If you have recently gone through a divorce, one thing that you must prioritize is the welfare of your children. There are a few steps that you can take in order to help guide your children to a more healthy emotional place following the break up. Tell your children your true feelings regarding the divorce. If […]