Winston-Salem Legal Issues Blog
Who pays joint debt in a divorce?
If you and your spouse have made the choice to part ways, you know that at some point you must undertake the task of apportioning your shared belongings and assets to one or the other of you. In addition to splitting any assets you and your spouse share, you may also...
Outlook for DACA Following the Supreme Court’s Decision
History of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Since its founding, the United States has prided itself on being a melting pot of immigrants from throughout the world. In 2012, the Obama administration issued an executive order implementing the Deferred Action...
How can a separation agreement help me?
You may have a successful career and a family, but that does not mean you are immune from a rocky marriage. Some couples in the Winston-Salem area find themselves after several years or even decades of marriage may find that their marriage is simply not meant to last,...
How can a DUI conviction wreck your career?
When you receive a DUI conviction, you face prison time, having to pay a substantial fine and having your driver’s license suspended. But have you ever considered the other possible consequences of a DUI conviction? The Houston Chronicle reports that a DUI conviction...
What is North Carolina’s New Second Chance Act?
On June 10, 2020 the Second Chance Act, dubbed the “clean slate” bill, passed in the House 119-0. This act expands expungement eligibility for nonviolent criminal convictions and allows certain automatic expungements. To “expunge” is the legal process to erase or...
An alleged breach of trust could lead to felony charges
Larceny by employee and embezzlement are offenses that classify as felonies regardless of the dollar amount or value involved. The charges allege taking money or property from an employer, organization or anyone placing trust in the alleged offender. Based on the...
Skilled worker visas in question
Residents in North Carolina and around the country have been highly aware of the changes that have been taking place over the last few years regarding immigration. From the proposed end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act to the push to build a wall...
What is the Difference in Refusing a Breath Test Before and After Arrest?
Being under investigation for Driving While Impaired in North Carolina is not only serious but a nerve-wracking time as well. It is important for you to know and understand your rights while this is occurring. Knowing and understanding your rights can give you the...
7 steps to prepare for your divorce
When people get married, they try to forget for a bit how common divorce is for couples in the United States. Yet while the divorce rate has dropped over the last several years, still in 2018, more than 780,000 married couples called it quits. Many divorcing couples...
DACA recipient information not properly protected
The United States is a nation that was essentially built on immigration. It was immigrants first from countries in Western Europe that established the republic in the eighteenth century. Through the first part of the 1900s, the wave of immigration from Italy, Ireland...
