Valuations are a big – but quiet – part of what we do. Estate planning, divorces, so much of the law revolves around trying to figure out what things are worth. That is a lot harder than it sounds because once you get away from the stock markets, gold standards, and everything that takes up...
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The internet can be a great resource for recipes, travel tips, and maybe even DIY home repairs. But when it comes to legal advice? Not so much. The web is overflowing with bad—and sometimes downright dangerous—legal information. Whether it’s a random blog post, a viral TikTok, or a Reddit thread, you’re bound to find...
Whether the idea of divorce or separation has been simmering for months or the decision comes out of the blue, deciding to break up a marriage is one of life’s most challenging decisions. Once the words are spoken, it can feel like trying to control a snowball rolling downhill — hard to stop and...
HBO’s Ren Faire is a quasi-documentary about George Coulam, “the eccentric 86-year-old founder of the Texas Renaissance Festival, and the battle to inherit the kingdom he created.” George goes by ‘The King.’ He founded the festival fifty years ago. He built a town around the festival grounds, incorporated it, and became mayor of that as well. He...
Stepparents late in life and plans Robbie Robertson was a seminal figure in Rock ‘n’ Roll. Founder of The Band – famous as Bob Dylan’s backup band and then on their own for more than a decade; made one of the best reviewed solo albums of the 1980s; author of what’s generally regarded as one...
Whether thoughts of a divorce or separation have been simmering for months or the decision comes out of the blue, choosing to proceed with the breakup of a marriage is one of the most challenging decisions in life. Once the words have been spoken and the ball is rolling, it’s as if it gets kicked...
Written with my friend and colleague, Jenny Bradley of Triangle Smart Divorce in Cary, North Carolina. As family law attorneys, we’re asked a lot about ‘what sort of person don’t we want as a client’. There’s a few potential answers, of course, but one type of personality is almost always at the top of the...
HBO’s Divorce: A Realistic Look at the End of a Marriage When Divorce Comes Out of Nowhere HBO’s Divorce captures the raw emotions, messy details, and tough conversations that come with the end of a marriage. As a South Carolina divorce lawyer, I see echoes of this story in real life almost every day. The...