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Mediator says those considering divorce need to face the music

Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “My wife and I are not getting along If I leave the house, can she get me for abandonment?”   A well-known divorce mediator is encouraging people who are considering divorce to dispense with some common…

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Facebook becoming the “it” factor in millions of divorces

Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I’m considering separating from my spouse; what actions should I refrain from doing?” Facebook was invented ostensibly for old friends to connect, namely old classmates whose faces might have appeared in a different, older kind…

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Researchers of mixed-orientation Mormon marriages release survey results

Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Do I need an attorney to get a Divorce in North Carolina?”   The television network TLC has foisted the phenomenon of same-sex attracted husbands who married straight wives into the fore of the American public’s consciousness with its…

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Psychotherapist offers words of encouragement for those contemplating divorce

Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I’m considering separating from my spouse; what actions should I refrain from doing?”   Author and psychotherapist Abby Rodman says that couples contemplating, embroiled in, or nearing the finish line of a divorce need to…

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New York divorce mediator pleads guilty in plot to torture men into signing divorce paper

Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “How can an attorney help me with my Divorce or Separation in North Carolina?”   Mediation is supposed to provide the opposing parties in a claim the opportunity to resolve their differences amicably. The actions of a New York…

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Adult child sees the silver lining in her parents’ divorce—eight years later

Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can any attorney help me with my family law needs in North Carolina?”   Remorse is, perhaps, the most difficult of human emotions. Anyone who has passed through the crucible of divorce may know what it means to contend…

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Census plan to eliminate survey questions may leave marriage, divorce in statistical void

Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What does a “No-Fault’ divorce mean in NC?”   About one-half of American marriages end in divorce. Marriage counselors have been preaching that prevailing wisdom to couples for decades. People who have been through a messy…

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“Smart” people capable of DIY divorce, writer says

Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can I get the judge to order my spouse to pay my attorney’s fees in a property division case?”   The Huffington Post has identified what it describes as “a narrow group of smart, rational and…

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Billionaire’s ex-wife still pushing 25-year-old divorce battle over assets

Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can I get the judge to order my spouse to pay my attorney’s fees in a property division case?”   Twenty-five year marriage? Try a twenty-five year divorce. Wall Street billionaire Steve Cohen is fending off…

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Divorce coach offers tips to the recently divorced on jumping back into single life

Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “How long does getting a divorce take?”   Going through divorce, a Seattle-based divorce coach says, is like having a bomb go off in your life. After divorce, you have to pick up the pieces, but you don’t have…

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