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Penalty for Violating “Move Over” Law Increases On December 1, 2019, the penalty increased for violating North Carolina’s “Move Over” law, the law that requires drivers to slow down or move over for stopped emergency vehicles. If the driver fails to adhere to the “Move Over” law and the driver’s actions result in death or…
DetailsMore than 400 Oklahomans Released from Prison in One Day On November 4, 2019, over 400 inmates in Oklahoma state prisons and jails were released after the biggest, single-day sentence commutation in United States’ history. This flies in the face of Oklahoma’s long history of mass incarceration. The state has had the highest female incarceration…
DetailsVaping has become a hot-button topic in the last six months. This is mostly because of the heavily publicized deaths attributed to vaping, as well as the fact that a large percentage of those who vape are teenagers or young people. Thought most college campuses now are smoke-free, you’d be hard pressed to find a…
Details$750,000 for Alienation and Criminal Conversation You may have seen this headline in the news lately: “NC man wins $750,000 judgment against man for stealing his wife” and no, it’s not an article from The Onion or another satire paper. It’s real and from an actual case in Pitt County, North Carolina! North Carolina is…
DetailsNorth Carolina Department of Transportation Survey The North Carolina Department of Transportation has recently posted a “NC Moves 2050 Survey” as part of their ongoing efforts to prioritize funding for road construction and infrastructure going forward. If you are interested in taking the survey a link is provided below. I took it, it only takes…
DetailsFive Important Steps to Take when You have been Injured at Work First, immediately tell your employer you have been injured. Many employees fail to report their injuries to their employers, and the employers attempt to use the lack of notice as a defense to deny the employees’ claims. You should always tell your employer…
DetailsDuring the Separation Period – Post Separation Support and Alimony During the separation period, one spouse may seek and/or be entitled to post separation support. Post separation support are payments from a supporting spouse to a dependent spouse during the time prior to a divorce being finalized. Alimony is the same type of payment, but…
DetailsDuring the Separation Period – Child Support, Part 3 How long do I have to pay child support? In North Carolina, the most common reason for termination of child support is when the child for which the payment is for turns eighteen (18) and graduates from high school. For example, if the child turns 18…
DetailsImprovements for Market Street between Middle Sound Loop Road and Marsh Oaks Drive NCDOT recently announced plans to begin construction on Market Street (U.S. 17) between Middle Sound Loop Road and Marsh Oaks Drive. When completed, this project will widen the existing road, install new stoplights, and construct a raised concrete median in the middle…
DetailsDuring the Separation Period – Child Support, Part 2 As attorneys, we often hear the following: “My ex and I agree that neither of us want child support, and I want to write it down so my ex cannot ask for it later. Can you do this?” In North Carolina, parties cannot waive child support. …
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