Raleigh Divorce Blog

Romantic comedy actress Drew Barrymore and art consultant Will Kopelman publicly announced that they are filing for divorce. Barrymore has appeared in popular films such as The Wedding Singer, 50 First Dates, and the 2014 movie Blended. The coupled married in 2012 and have two daughters together. Their oldest child, Olive, is 3-years-old and the […]

An article written by , attorney Jeffrey Marshall was recently featured on the blog of the North Carolina Bar Association. The article, “10 Ways to Prep for a Successful Mediation,” provides advice from Jeffrey as both a lawyer and a mediator to help individuals properly prepare for their next mediation. You can read the article […]

A recent study has found that it is incredibly common for couples to wait until after the holiday season ends before filing for a divorce. Often, married couples have a wealth of reasons to postpone separations during the holidays. Many parents wait to announce a divorce so as to spare their children the association of […]

Here are some quick tips, inspired by U.S. News and World Report, on how to properly ensure that your assets are fairly divided during a divorce. Keep it as civil as possible as you make these major financial changes Consider selling your investment properties and distributing the proceeds to your adult children Name your personal assets See whether […]

There are a few details which need to be clear when it comes to the foster care system, especially in North Carolina. Foster care has always been about providing temporary care and living quarters for children who may have been victims of abuse or neglect, or children who may have lost the people they depend […]

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 […]