United States Supreme Court blocks North Carolina law requiring an Abortion Ultrasound
In 2011, North Carolina enacted a law compelling abortion providers to display and describe a fetal ultrasound to the mother before performing an abortion. The law made no exceptions for pregnancies involving rape, incest, health risks, or fetal anomalies. On Monday, in Walker-McGill v. Stuart, the United States Supreme Court held that requiring an ultrasound ...
Protecting Financial Records and Assets Before a North Carolina Divorce: 2026 Guide
Adkins Law · Pre-Divorce Financial PlanningProtecting assets means preserving information, access, and lawful claims—not concealing or dissipating property.Build a complete inventory, preserve tracing records, secure personal access, monitor credit, plan liquidity, and avoid transactions that can damage credibility.Accuracy note: Originally published June 18, 2015. Substantially reviewed and updated September 6, 2026. The outcome depends on ...
Fathers’ Rights and Responsibilities in North Carolina Custody Cases: 2026 Guide
Adkins Law · Fathers and Child CustodyNorth Carolina custody decisions focus on the child’s best interests—not a celebrity story or a parent’s gender.Understand parentage, parenting evidence, practical schedules, custody orders, support, communication, and how fathers can prepare a child-focused case.Accuracy note: Originally published June 18, 2015. Substantially reviewed and updated September 6, 2026. The outcome ...
North Carolina Domestic Violence Protective Orders: 2026 Guide
Adkins Law · Safety and 50B Protective OrdersA protective-order case begins with immediate safety and requires clear facts, careful evidence, and attention to every hearing and order.Understand eligibility, emergency relief, filing, service, hearings, available protections, custody issues, firearms provisions, enforcement, and expiration.Accuracy note: Originally published June 17, 2015. Substantially reviewed and updated September 6, 2026. ...
What Is a Knoll Motion in a North Carolina DWI Case? 2026 Guide
Adkins Law · DWI Post-Arrest ProcedureA Knoll motion focuses on whether post-arrest procedures unfairly impaired the ability to gather time-sensitive defense evidence.Understand the right to communicate, magistrate and release procedures, detention records, witness access, prejudice, and why dismissal is fact-specific.Accuracy note: Originally published June 16, 2015. Substantially reviewed and updated September 6, 2026. The outcome ...
