I have a few questions for lawyers practicing in North Carolina, and more specifically in Raleigh.
1) I know that in this state you are supposed to be separated for a full year before you can file for divorce, but I also remember reading somewhere that there are certain cases in which the law can waive that requirement. Can somebody tell me which cases are those?
2) If the wife doesn't work and the husband does, but he makes only enough money to pay for one residence, and added to that, the husband doesn't have any family that he can live with, but the wife does, what does the law in NC say about that? What happens if the wife doesn't want to go live with her family but expects the husband to pay for her place as well as his? Does the law say that the husband is supposed to pay for two residences during the year of separation?
3) I read something about a "separation agreement". Is this a document that has to be redacted by a lawyer, or can it be done by the couple themselves? In either case, does it need to be filed at some local district office?
4) During the year the couple is separated, is the husband supposed to pay for the wife's expenses, and if so, is there a maximum amount of money the law allows? Is that figure based on a percentage of the husband's salary, or is it a set amount?
Thanks
1) I know that in this state you are supposed to be separated for a full year before you can file for divorce, but I also remember reading somewhere that there are certain cases in which the law can waive that requirement. Can somebody tell me which cases are those?
2) If the wife doesn't work and the husband does, but he makes only enough money to pay for one residence, and added to that, the husband doesn't have any family that he can live with, but the wife does, what does the law in NC say about that? What happens if the wife doesn't want to go live with her family but expects the husband to pay for her place as well as his? Does the law say that the husband is supposed to pay for two residences during the year of separation?
3) I read something about a "separation agreement". Is this a document that has to be redacted by a lawyer, or can it be done by the couple themselves? In either case, does it need to be filed at some local district office?
4) During the year the couple is separated, is the husband supposed to pay for the wife's expenses, and if so, is there a maximum amount of money the law allows? Is that figure based on a percentage of the husband's salary, or is it a set amount?
Thanks