Allman Spry Partner Joslin Davis Quoted by TheWrap on Pitt Jolie Divorce
Allman Spry Davis Leggett & Crumpler, P.A. partner and family law specialist Joslin Davis was recently quoted in an article covering Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s pending divorce and the fate of the couple’s personal fortune and business interests. The article, What’s at Stake in Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s Half-a-Billion Dollar Divorce, is available…
Read More >Allman Spry Family Law Attorney Anna Warburton Munroe Appointed to Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Community Leadership Council
Allman Spry Family Law attorney Anna Warburton Munroe has been appointed to serve on the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Community Leadership Council. Anna will serve on the Community Leadership Council from 2016 to 2019 and will work alongside the Foundation to better understand the opportunities and challenges facing communities throughout North Carolina. For more information, please visit the…
Read More >Kim R. Bonuomo to Speak About Parenting Guidelines
Allman Spry partner Kim R. Bonuomo will speak about parenting time guidelines at the 2016 Family Law Fall Program hosted by the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) Family Law Section. Kim’s presentation, Parenting Guidelines: A Summary of Existing Model Guidelines and What Other States Are Doing, will address how various states around the country use…
Read More >Why Recording Matters for Tenants
In North Carolina, the “race” to the local register of deeds still exists, and as some litigants know, that lesson can be an expensive one. Many commercial leases represent a substantial investment for tenants. Some of those leases have terms that last for decades. However, it is not unusual for commercial buildings to be bought…
Read More >II. Financial Powers of Attorney: Broad vs. Limited Powers
So, you have decided that you need a financial power of attorney. The next step is to decide what powers that attorney-in-fact/agent should have. A power of attorney can be very limited in scope, or it can be extremely broad. A broad power of attorney authorizes an agent to have access to, and to make…
Read More >Division of Proceeds from Partition Sale of Real Estate
When more than one person owns real property with others as joint tenants or as tenants in common, and one or more of the the cotenants disagree on whether the property should be sold, a partition proceeding may be instituted in Superior Court requesting that the Clerk of Superior Court allow a “partition” of the property. In other…
Read More >Allman Spry lawyer Bernie Desrosiers selected as incoming Vice Chair of Criminal Justice Section of NCBA
Allman Spry congratulates Bernie Desrosiers on his selection as the incoming Vice-Chair of the Criminal Justice Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. The Criminal Justice Section of the North Carolina Bar Association is comprised of both prosecutors and defense attorneys, as well as members of the judiciary, all of whom work together to represent…
Read More >Postnuptial Agreements for Married Couples
Unlike premarital or prenuptial agreements (“prenups”), which are contracts signed by two people prior to getting married, postnuptial agreements (“postnups”) are contracts entered into between spouses who are already married and who plan to stay married. For a variety of reasons, postnuptial agreements are becoming increasingly popular among married couples. In the recent Wall Street…
Read More >Beware of “Knucks,” “Novelty Bottle Openers,” and Other “EDC Pocket Tools”
Photo: Brass knuckles carried by Lincoln’s bodyguards during his train ride through Baltimore (Highsmith (Carol M.) Archive at the Library of Congress) A growing trend within the everyday carry (“EDC”) community is something called a “knuck.” Knucks are essentially redesigned brass knuckles made to fit one or two fingers instead of all four. Also called “knuckles,” knucks…
Read More >Privacy Concerns in Divorce: Voice-Controlled Technology
Allman Spry family law attorney Joslin Davis was recently quoted in an article that discusses privacy concerns surrounding the growing popularity of voice-controlled devices in our homes and on our TVs and mobile devices. The article is available online at USATODAY.com. Joslin Davis is President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and is…
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