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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...
It can take police officers weeks or even months to gather the evidence they need to charge someone with a crime. They often have to go through mountains of paperwork or talk to dozens of people to find incriminating evidence. One practice often shown on police...
Custody of your children could be your main focus in an upcoming divorce. You want to preserve your relationship with your kids and try to make the divorce as easy on them as possible. Understanding how the law works and your rights as a parent will make it easier for...
The laws presume mothers' parental rights to their children from the moment of birth, but those same laws don't view unmarried fathers the same way. Dads must generally first follow many steps to establish their paternity over a child born out of wedlock. One option...
Going to college is exhilarating for young people. They are becoming more independent, making new friends and laying the groundwork for a future career. But the college experience, whether it’s in North Carolina or elsewhere, can also be fraught with hazards such as...
Some North Carolina marriages simply can’t endure. Maybe yours is one of them. Many couples across the state make good-faith efforts to forge enduring unions, but reality doesn’t always allow for that outcome. Relationships sour. Material incompatibility sometimes...
College is rough. Not only are most college students experiencing life on their own for the first time, they’re under a lot of pressure. They have to balance their social lives, get through classes, finish their papers and projects and survive their exams. It’s no...
There are occasions where people who want to get a divorce decide to put it off or don’t finish the divorce process because they think that they don’t have a good enough reason to end their marriage. They assume that something has to go drastically wrong, such as...
North Carolina has more serious impaired driving penalties than other states. If you get pulled over by police who think that you are under the influence, you face penalties that include fines and jail time. There is also the suspension of your license to consider. ...
