North Carolina Divorce legal questions and top-rated attorney answers

North Carolina Divorce questions and answers

• No sex with spouse in over 3 years, live in 2 houses connected by hallway, do you have to go thru year separation?

  Asked in Hendersonville, NC | August 27, 2026

  I need papers and him gone to feel safe. 

  Answered by 1 attorney

  

• If the property sold prior to the May 21st trial, the proceeds shall be held in trust pending further order of the Court

  Asked in Charlotte, NC | April 6, 2026

  Our house is in London, we need to sell for the equitable distribution, I need help to understand the court order which is: "The parties shall list the home located in London (UK property) for sale. The parties shall cooperate fully with the sale and listing process. If sold prior to the May 21st trial, the proceeds shall be held in trust pending further order of the Court." Please help, what does this mean?

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• My attorney misguided me and I missed filing for alimoney prior to divorce filing. Can I file now?

  Asked in Charlotte, NC | April 23, 2026

  My attorney misguided me and didn't include alimony. He also missed the date. I came to know that because the divorce is done now, I can't file for alimony. Is there any way I can file for alimony now?

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• legal separation spousal entitlement in NC after 27 years of marriage and primary caregiver to children

  Asked in Oakboro, NC | March 25, 2026

  My husband recently notified me with a legal separation agreement. From what I gather, the only thing I will be given in the settlement is the house, but I will have to continue paying fees, taxes, and repairs. He has pretty much removed himself from any type of financial responsibility--meaning that I'm completely starting over at 53 and after 27 years of marriage. I have been the primary caregiver to our 2 children, now 24 and 20, and haven't had a stable career since 2012 as a law enforcement officer--giving it up in order for him to pursue his as a firefighter, then engineer, then captain which kept him from home for 24 hour shifts, as well, as weeks of natural disaster deployments. I've had jobs, but nothing steady, in order to maintain a healthy stability for our children. I have also been laid off from the job I only had for a month due to the government's Reduction in Force (RIF) initiative, and I'm desperately searching for another. I know I deserve more than has been proposed to me in this agreement and need help and guidance. 

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