Dear GoodDad,
Courts in North Carolina generally do not award 50/50 custody. The judges tend to stay away from that type of custody, because it requires the parents to get along pretty well, and if they are in court, then they weren’t able to reach an agreement (so they probably don’t get along too well.) You should make sure you can show you have been an active parent, even from across the country, and that it would be in your child’s best interest to spend half the time with you. If you can also show that you are willing to be flexible and reasonable with your former spouse, you may be able to pursuade a judge to lean more toward 50/50 custody.
Good luck,
Shonnese D. Stanback
Attorney
The Rosen Law Firm
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 200
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
919.256.1534 direct voice
919.256.1667 direct fax
919.787.6668 main voice
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NCdivorce.com
email: sstanback@rosen.com
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