Understanding North Carolina Child Custody Laws
In North Carolina, there are two types of custody: legal and physical. Physical custody is who actually has the children. Legal custody may be sole or joint while physical custody may be primary (one parent) or shared (if both parents have the child for more than 30 percent of the time). In North Carolina, the law presumes that children should have equal access to both parents. This means that no parent has the right to prevent the other parent from seeing the children. The court determines physical custody in accordance with the best interest of the child.
Fighting with your former spouse over custody of your child is emotionally draining. Issues such as visitation, changes in visitation, moving, domestic violence, and drug and alcohol abuse often accompany child custody disagreements. The laws surrounding child custody are complicated, and our team is ready to provide you with child custody solutions.