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As someone who has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, you may take Adderall to control your symptoms. If those symptoms impair you and make you an unsafe driver, then you could end up facing a DUI. If you take this drug without a prescription, you...
It is a scary thing to see those blue lights behind you as you’re driving home from a night on the town or a few drinks with the after-work gang. Your thoughts are racing as you try to compose yourself for the imminent encounter with the police officer walking up to...
As you and your spouse get divorced, you’ll likely spend time working out your arrangement to share custody of the children. In modern courts, it’s most common for both parents to share custody in some capacity, rather than just having one parent take the kids. What...
When a university student in North Carolina is facing criminal charges, it can feel like a battle on two fronts. As a result of the criminal charges, the student could be facing jail or prison time, probation, fines, and court-ordered community service. In addition,...
How to analogize a traffic ticket? Some North Carolina motorists might liken a behind-the-wheel ticketed infraction to, say, a mosquito bite. Irritating, certainly, and maybe linked to some temporary discomfort, but nothing to be materially concerned with over the...
North Carolina law requires a couple to live separately for a year (a year and a day, to be specific) before they can file for divorce. That’s a long time to be living separately before any divorce agreements can be worked out after having shared a home and possibly...
Custody proceedings can be some of the most contentious parts of a divorce. Most of the time, this is because parents don't agree about the best way to split up parenting time. However, there are rare cases in which one spouse wants to prevent the other from having...
If you and your spouse agree about certain important matters or have a prenuptial or postmarital agreement, you may file for an uncontested divorce. If you don't have an agreement, you may need a family law judge to look at the circumstances and make the final...
Driving while intoxicated (DWI) is illegal in North Carolina. A drunk driving conviction when you hold a commercial driver's license (CDL) can cost you your job. Both the federal and state government expect commercial driver's license holders to exhibit a higher...
Students of criminology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington study the law, the criminal justice system and the biological, psychological and social causes of crime. One aspect of the justice system that sometimes gets too little academic attention is the...
