June 2017

Domestic violence is attempting to cause or intentionally causing bodily injury or placing the victim in fear of imminent serious bodily injury. Continued harassment can constitute domestic violence if it causes substantial emotional distress. There needs to be a current or former relationship between the victim and abuser such as spouses, parent / child, household ...

You may include a request to change your name in your divorce complaint. The name change can be included in the divorce judgment. You cannot change your name to any name in this process - you may only resume your maiden name. You may also resume a former marital name under certain circumstances. In the ...

Mediation is when a neutral third party helps facilitate an agreement between the parties. The mediator does not make decisions. The parties make the decisions, but the mediator helps them along. You can do private mediation before or after a complaint has been filed. You can address custody, child support, alimony, and property issues in ...

North Carolina state law requires that child support be determined by a formula through the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines. These guidelines assume that the child should receive a proportional amount of each parent's monthly income as if they lived together. Thee guidelines are intended to meet the needs of the children, while remaining fair ...

The Mecklenburg County Office of Child Support Enforcement (CSE) works to ensure that both parties are responsible for the financial support of their children. The CSE offers services regardless of income.What services are provided by CSE?Locating a non-custodial parentEstablishing paternity for children born outside of marriageEstablishing child support obligationsCollecting child support paymentsEnforcing child support obligationsIt ...