Pender County Law Blog

When couples file for divorce, it is often a difficult situation. Both spouses may desire an amicable separation but want to ensure that they leave the relationship with their fair share. As a no-fault divorce state, North Carolina allows couples to divorce without...

When North Carolina couples divorce and children are involved, there are several ways that custody can go. Most parents find some type of agreement that allows them to both spend time with their children, and this leads to a situation known as co-parenting. If a...

Sharing custody of your child with their other parent can be challenging for North Carolina parents. However, there are times when the child faces problems that prompt you to seek immediate custody of the child. This short-term order can be put in place whether you...

Homes owned by married couples in North Carolina frequently get sold when a divorce takes place. In some cases, both spouses may want to move on with their lives and live in new places that have no prior associations or memories of their former married lives. In other...

When you begin divorce proceedings, there are many decisions that you have to make. Some of them will be very easy while others will be difficult. You may also have decisions that you are not sure about. One such decision may concern your family home in North...

The prospect of ending a marriage can be unsettling for some people since they will lose access to the income of a higher earning spouse. To make sure spouses faced with this dilemma do not end up in a destitute situation, state law allows for divorcing spouses to...

A vehicle involved in a roadway collision does not necessarily have to be moving at the time, and the driver does not necessarily need to be behind the wheel to be liable for the accident. A fatal crash that occurred recently in North Carolina illustrates this...

You know full well how dangerous drunk or distracted drivers in Burgaw can be. However, you likely assume that most others avoid such practices the same way that you do, thus reducing the risk that you might encounter such a driver on the road. There may indeed be...

Statistics show that more people are dying in accidents involving large trucks. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published data showing that there were 4,317 fatalities resulting from large truck accidents in 2016, of which 722 were truck occupants....

There is not a single state in America that does not have problems linked to driving under the influence. Even states that still have dry counties struggle to keep drunk drivers off the road. Even so, in some areas, DWIs may be a more common occurrence than others....