Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” Is there some property that the judge cannot divide?” It used to be that if a couple made it far enough down the road of marriage, they’d be especially likely to stick it out, literally,…
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Most marriages are happy and divorce rate is closer to 20 percent, says author
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I’m not getting along with my husband. We’ve been married two weeks and it was a mistake. Can’t I just get an annulment?” Sometimes what “they” say is not good enough because “they”—whoever “they” are–don’t…
Reporter, advocates say allowing same-sex marriage would cause wedding-business boom
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can any attorney help me with my family law needs in North Carolina?” A 40-year veteran of the Asheville Citizen-Times says gay weddings would mean big business to Asheville. The only thing standing in the…
19-year-old says she is remarrying her 54-year-old ex-husband
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What does uncontested divorce mean?” Consenting to your wife’s divorce so that she can go “experience other men” may not seem like a normal thing to do, but little in the now-rekindled romance between 19-year-old Courtney…
In Hollywood and elsewhere, adultery is rarely an easy obstacle for couples to overcome
Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Does adultery affect my divorce case?” Reality television star Kendra Wilkinson has met several times with Hollywood divorce lawyers, People Magazine reports. Wilkinson has said there is no chance she will reconcile with husband and…
Judge accused of beating his wife finds himself on the other side of the bench
Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Do I need an attorney to get a Divorce in North Carolina?” A Cleveland, Ohio judge found himself on the other side of the bench after being arrested Saturday for beating his wife. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge…
Domestic Violence in the NFL
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I’m not getting along with my husband. We’ve been married two weeks and it was a mistake. Can’t I just get an annulment?” Last week, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell handed down a controversial punishment…
Study tries to explain why marriages with first-born daughters more often end in divorce
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt 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?” The least complicated—and least controversial—aspect of a new study of possible causes of divorce is the recitation…
Correlation found between social media usage and divorce; causation not established
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I’m not getting along with my husband. We’ve been married two weeks and it was a mistake. Can’t I just get an annulment?” Users have known for months—maybe longer—that Facebook lets you see if any…
Sherri Shepherd divorce lays bare issue of “unwanted” surrogate
Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What rules are there for Father’s Right in NC?” The marriage of television writer Lamar Sally and wife, Sherri Shepherd—late of talk show “The View”—is headed the way of more than half of American matrimonial…