Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “How is the amount of child support decided in North Carolina?” When a couple divorces, or otherwise separates, it is not uncommon for the parent without full custody of the child be required to pay child support to the…
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How do I Collect Owed Child Support in North Carolina?
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “Who pays for the children’s health insurance and co-pays?” Adjusting to life with children after divorce can be difficult. Suddenly, after having spent the past years or months with a spouse sharing the responsibilities of parenthood, you are suddenly…
What happens when your spouse refuses to follow the divorce decree?
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “What is an Absolute Divorce?” A recent divorce debacle playing out in the UK represents an all too common reality for some. The husband in the case, a Russian billionaire, has utterly refused to comply with any aspect of…
Trying to Pay Child Support in Pizza Not a Crime, Says Italian Court
Board Certified Family Law Specialist Matt Arnold answers the question: “What children’s expenses are not covered by child support?” When he divorced his ex-wife Nicoletta Zuin in 2002, Nicola Toso agreed to pay child support for their daughter, who was then six (6) years old. He paid 300 euros,…
Perjury in divorce case wins police chief a criminal conviction, costs him his job
Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “How can an attorney help me with my Divorce or Separation in North Carolina?” In divorce court, as in any court, litigants must tell the truth. If they do not—aside from damaging their own case—they may face charges…