Family Law Articles
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Alimony
Alimony is the payment of support to a spouse or former spouse who is financially dependent on the other spouse. It is ordinarily paid as a monthly amount and is usually taxable to the recipient as income and deductible from the taxable income of the payor-spouse*. In some cases, this is...
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Child Custody and Child Support
The key words in North Carolina for determining arrangements involving the children are "best interest of the child." CHILD CUSTODY Mediation If a custody action is filed with the Court, the parties are usually required to participate in a mediation session before the case goes to...