Protecting the Best Interests of Children for More Than 18 Years
One of the most difficult aspects of a divorce or separation for couples with children is determining who will take custody of the children and how much time each parent will spend with them. These disputes are often highly emotional and contentious.
At Charlene Edwards Law Office, our founding attorney, Charlene Edwards, is a passionate advocate for children. With more than 18 years of experience in domestic law, she will ensure that your rights and your child's best interests are protected. We can assist you with:
- Child custody and visitation: Our Harnett County child custody attorneys can assist you in negotiating a child custody and visitation agreement that is in the best interests of your child. If negotiations fail, we are prepared to represent you in court.
- Child support: We can help you determine how much child support you may receive. While child support in North Carolina is based on set guidelines, there may be situations in which a deviation is necessary. We can help you prove the need for a deviation or resist a deviation.
- Modifications to child support or custody: Charlene can assist you in modifying child support or custody agreements or resisting a modification.
- Enforcement of child support and visitation: Our firm will utilize the legal system to force the other party to adhere to child support and visitation obligations.
- Termination of parental rights: We can assist you in terminating the parental rights of an abusive or neglectful parent or for the purposes of stepparent adoption.
- Adoption: We handle stepparent adoptions, foster parent adoptions and private adoptions. Our office manager and paralegal, April Chalk, has received regional adoption training sponsored by the Wayne County Department of Social Services, making our firm uniquely qualified to assist you in the adoption process.
- Child protective services: Our firm represents parents facing abuse and neglect allegations and investigations by Child Protective Services (CPS). While some law firms may delegate these cases to new lawyers, after 18 years of practice, Charlene continues to handle CPS cases herself. She is a passionate advocate working to achieve reunification between parent and child.
Contact an Experienced Lillington Visitation Attorney
If you have questions about your case, our attorneys are happy to speak with you. Contact us or call our office at 910-984-8038 to discuss your case or to schedule a meeting.
