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Using AirTags to track a spouse or child. Is it Legal? Should you do it? (Part 1)

Using AirTags to track a spouse or child. Is it Legal? Should you do it? (Part 1)

AirTags and other Bluetooth trackers, like Life360’s Tile, are coin-sized tracking devices. Using a Bluetooth signal, an AirTag pings off any Apple device using Apple’s Find My network and shows you the location of the AirTag. When out of range of the tracker, Tile’s app will show you the last location it was seen by your device and can ping off other Tile users to locate its current location.

Air Tags

AirTags Part 2: How Can You Protect Yourself or Child from being Tracked

AirTags Part 2: How Can You Protect Yourself or Child from being Tracked

In Part 1, we discussed the use of AirTags to track your spouse and children and the implications in divorce and custody cases. Now you might be wondering, what can I do to protect myself or my child from being tracked?

Air Tags

Volunteering at Lawyers on Call: Giving Back to the Community Through Legal Aid

Volunteering at Lawyers on Call: Giving Back to the Community Through Legal Aid

As an attorney, my job is to help people navigate complex legal matters and advocate for their rights. But sometimes, the most rewarding part of being a lawyer isn’t representing clients in courtrooms or negotiating deals—it’s using your skills to make a direct, positive impact in your community.

Lawyers On Call

Revenge Porn in North Carolina

Revenge Porn in North Carolina

With the use of social media and devices with technological capabilities that stretch the imagination, it can be challenging to keep the intimate details of our lives private. One racy image in the wrong hands can cause trauma, embarrassment and have serious criminal implications.

Revenge Porn

Who Gets the Pets?

Who Gets the Pets?

It is easy to get attached to a pet, especially cats and dogs. They bring us comfort, keep us company, and become part of the family. But what happens to those pets when their owners split?

Who Gets the Pets

Alright, alright, alright……or Maybe not!

Alright, alright, alright……or Maybe not!

The CDC recently approved the Covid-19 vaccine for administration to children ages 5 to 11. For many parents, this was the green light they had been waiting for to protect their children and start the journey towards a return to normalcy.

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Resolution….It’s What Really Matters.

Resolution….It’s What Really Matters.

North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby declared October 17-23, 2021 “Conflict Resolution Week” in North Carolina. Read Order Here.

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Timely Resolution of Family Law Disputes is Necessary

Timely Resolution of Family Law Disputes is Necessary

A recent story in the local news demonstrated the real impact that Covid has had on our legal system. For months, Wake County Family Court cases were routinely continued over and over again because courts were closed, or only temporary, non-prejudicial hearings were possible because they could be conducted remotely via Webex.

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Electronically-stored information, devices & social media: do’s and don’t’s

Electronically-stored information, devices & social media: do’s and don’t’s

In May 2017, we blogged about the “Do’s and Don’t’s” in Family Law. With the pandemic forcing most of us to live a “virtual life”, we thought it was important to revisit and update what you should and should not be doing on the Internet.

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What’s Happening to My Case?

What’s Happening to My Case?

Practically every aspect of our world has been drastically altered by the protections (and limitations) enacted to combat the spread of COVID-19. Our court system is no different.