Family Law

If you are considering retaining a lawyer for your divorce, the cost might be one of your biggest concerns. At Kurtz & Blum, PLLC, our divorce attorneys get a lot of questions from clients regarding this. We are happy to discuss this with you in detail during your initial consultation, so…
Parental Rights for Fathers Kurtz & Blum, PLLC, offers helpful information about fathers’ rights in Raleigh. The firm understands the emotional and physical burden that a person experiences during divorce. With this, the firm is ready to help fathers with their legal services. The firm’s legal team also provides information…
What Is Guardianship? Guardianship is a legal relationship in which a person or agency is appointed by the court to make decisions and act on behalf of a person who has been deemed and adjudicated incompetent by the court. Legal incompetence is defined as the lack of mental capacity and…
Kurtz & Blum, PLLC, an experienced and respected law firm, is proud to provide residents of Raleigh with compassionate family law representation. The firm is willing to help clients when it comes to their Raleigh family law needs. As a reliable law firm, Kurtz & Blum, PLLC, knows the importance…

If you have been charged with a domestic violence-related offense in North Carolina, you may wonder whether an accuser can ever “take back” his or her allegations once a charge has been brought. To fully understand why this is not likely, it is important to understand the nature of domestic…

On Friday, February 16th, 2018, Kendra Stocks went to Mecklenburg County Jail to begin a 7-day stint for violating a court order. Stocks had baptized her daughter, who was shared with her ex, Paul Schaaf. In August of 2016, a court order was granted giving Schaaf full custody, and there…

Congress passed a $1.5 trillion tax bill on December 19, 2017, cementing what is considered “the most sweeping rewrite of the tax code” in recent history. The bill impacts the most contentious points of taxation, such as greater tax cuts for corporations and business owners. It also significantly affects individual…

As a caring family lawyer, I can help see you through divorce and many of the aspects of this difficult process. In this article, I’ll share more tips on how you can talk to your kids about divorce. Knowing how to explain it to children, and answer their questions, can…

Are you in a same-sex marriage and considering a divorce? Do you plan on seeking child custody of a child or children that resulted from a same-sex marriage? As you are probably already aware, same-sex couples have had the right to marry in North Carolina since 2015, but if you…

Discussion of annulment often arises when thinking about or considering divorce, especially in a marriage that is relatively short lived. In the movies we see couples getting annulments after a quick trip to Vegas or because after a few days they realized they have made a mistake, but that is…