Blended families are common throughout North Carolina. Parents marry other individuals who have kids and new step-relationships are created through those unions. A stepparent is a person who has married someone who has their own kids. A stepchild, then, is the legal child of a person who marries someone who is not the child's legal parent.
The differences between open and closed domestic adoptions
Adoption is a unique legal process that not all family law attorneys handle. For families that are hoping to grow through the process, it is important that they work with Charlotte attorneys who are committed to supporting their clients' individual adoption goals. This post will address one small aspect of the domestic adoption process regarding the differences between open and closed adoptions, but readers are encouraged to speak to their own attorneys about their adoption needs.
What happens to frozen embryos in a divorce?
Divorces can be extremely complicated, especially if there are issues involving assisted reproduction. One of the most complex issues for divorcing spouses in North Carolina surrounds the future of frozen embryos.
