Partners Listed in 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

GHMA | LAW is pleased to announce that Patrick McCroskey & Janet Amburgey have both been included in the Family Law Section of the 28th Edition of Best Lawyers in America . Patrick McCroskey is a Board Legal Specialist in Family Law and Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Patrick has previously been…

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Which Parent Gets to Choose Where the Child Goes to School?

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The beginning of a new school year is a time when many parents are faced with making a decision regarding where their child should be enrolled in school. Where a child attends school may impact the quality of the child’s education, as well as the child’s happiness and overall development. Parents often feel strongly about decisions that can have a long-term impact on their child.

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Can a Stepparent Be Required to Pay Child Support for a Current or Former Stepchild?

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Under North Carolina law, the legal parents (either biological or adoptive) of a child are deemed to be primarily responsible for the child’s financial support. As such, a stepparent has no legal duty to pay child support for the benefit of a stepchild in the event the stepparent’s marriage to the child’s parent ends, either by death or divorce. However, a stepparent who has acted “in loco parentis”

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