Winston-Salem Legal Issues Blog
Deciding to keep the house or not in a divorce
A family home tends to have a lot of emotion attached to it by the people who live there and with good reason. A home is the center of a family and the place where so many memories are made, and life events are experienced. When it comes to a divorce, however, people...
Law enforcement arrests driver after fatal DWI crash
Defendants facing charges for driving while impaired have good reason to want to understand how the law works in a situation where fatalities occur. There are often harsher penalties for drivers who find themselves facing DWI charges and have to face vehicular...
Combs Bradshaw & Lee, PLLC- Coronavirus and COVID-19
Effective March 13, 2020, North Carolina Chief Justice Cheri Beasley announced that all North Carolina criminal/traffic cases will be continued for the next 30 days. For court updates, you may visit: https://www.nccourts.gov/covid-19-coronavirus-updates The Forsyth...
Contemplating divorce? What you should know
The divorce rate in America is going down, according to 2018 figures by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The statistic is encouraging. However, societal trends may not reflect what is going on in your own life. Behind closed doors, many couples...
What is a motion of contempt?
You may be upset because of your ex-spouse's essential compliant with the divorce decree. They may not be following the parenting time schedule, making child support payments or perhaps they have not made spousal maintenance payments. In some circumstances, they did...
Common DWI penalty increases distracted driving risk
If you are like many people in North Carolina, enjoying a casual drink now and then is just a normal part of life. Whether having a beer with colleagues after work on a Friday, joining friends for happy hour, hosting a family gathering or more, there is nothing...
What is collaborative divorce?
Contrary to popular belief, there are many ways to go through divorce. While some divorces are extremely contentious in nature and require judges and lawyers to arbitrate all of the details, others are mostly-amicable and only require somebody to sign the paperwork....
When does a criminal record affect your ability to get a job?
Although a criminal record in North Carolina may not totally eliminate your ability to get a job, it can seriously hamper it. If you have a felony or misdemeanor conviction on your record, it may take some extra effort to find the employment you want in the future....
How can I co-parent with a difficult ex?
Navigating a divorce with children involved is difficult enough, but attempting to co-parent with a difficult ex is an entirely new level of stress and emotion. Generally speaking, co-parenting is the most child-beneficial approach to parenting after a divorce, but...
What is the difference between separation and divorce?
When you feel that your marriage is beyond repair and that you no longer wish to remain in the relationship, you have a couple of choices for what you can do. North Carolina provides you with the option of a legal separation or a divorce. These are two very different...
