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Divorce party lets exes blow their marriage mementos to smithereens

Board certified family law specialist Matt Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “How long does getting a divorce take?”   Getting to the point of wanting a divorce may have taken years. Getting the divorce may have taken years. Now the divorce is over. What to do?…

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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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Florida’s first same-sex Divorce best holiday gift ever, ex-spouse says

Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “How can an attorney help me with my Divorce or Separation in North Carolina?”   Heather Brassner’s marriage ended five years ago, but she was only able to get a Florida judge to sign off on her divorce this…

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NFL stars battle over alleged cheating spouses, girlfriends on Twitter

Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Does adultery affect my divorce case?”   Twitter has become a new proving ground for alienations of affections actions, if Detroit Lions tight end and “self-described touchdown dancer extraordinaire” Joseph Fauria is the kind of trendsetter…

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Mistress says she can keep engagement gifts because her adulterous lover was married

Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Does adultery affect my divorce case?”   New York real-estate investor Robert Rothenberg has threatened to sue his 35-year-old former lover—the Israeli singer and actress Ayelet Argaman—accusing Argaman of swindling him out of lavish gifts made…

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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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Divorcee to appeal $1-billion judgment, says she is entitled to more

Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “How will the judge divide our property?”   A billion is not enough for the ex-wife of an Oklahoma oil magnate ordered last week to payout what is believed to be one of the largest divorce…

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Couples skip divorce, try “conscious uncoupling” instead

Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. 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?”   Battles between advocates for same-sex marriage and defenders of traditional marriage…

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Author and divorcee says the key to co-parenting is considering feelings of others

Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can I do to gain custody of my child in North Carolina?”   Being a lawyer is a bit like being a parent, and that is not because a lawyer’s clients act like children. Some do, I am…

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Parties seeking alimony facing a tougher road in divorce courts

Charlotte Divorce Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “When do you get alimony?”   Stay-at-home moms are facing a tougher road in divorce courts, as judges and state legislatures move to limit the both the amount of support payments and the period of time…

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