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  • 2023
    • August
      • Common Mistakes to Avoid During Your North Carolina Divorce
  • 2019
    • October
      • Welch and Avery is Now The Trevor J. Avery Law Firm
    • May
      • Fighting a Drug Charge in North Carolina
      • North Carolina Drug Laws 101
    • April
      • What You Might Not Know About North Carolina’s Open Container Laws
    • March
      • Can I Challenge DWI Breath Test Results?
    • February
      • Can Cops Search My Car Without a Warrant?
      • Will a DWI Hurt My Career?
  • 2018
    • May
      • What Questions is a DWI Attorney Frequently Asked?
  • 2017
    • August
      • Expanded Expungement Opportunities in North Carolina
      • Drug Possession Violations? You Need a Criminal Defense Attorney
      • What are Pretrial Motions, and How Does Your DWI Attorney Use Them in Your Defense?
      • Where Did NC Laws Come From? A Criminal Defense Attorney Explains the Incredible History Behind Today's Criminal Law
      • Can You Be Forced to Take a Warrantless DWI Blood Test?
    • March
      • A Criminal Defense Lawyer Explains Felony Classes and Sentences
    • January
      • Do I need a criminal defense attorney for a first offense misdemeanor?
      • Do I Need A Criminal Law Defense Attorney For A Cyber Stalking Charge?
      • How Can I Challenge a DWI in North Carolina?
  • 2016
    • December
      • Parenting Rights Lawyer Discusses Rights of Unmarried Parents
      • Custody Tips From a Father’s Rights Lawyer
      • Taking Care Of Insurance After A Divorce
      • Do I Need A Contract Disputes Lawyer For A Breach Of Contract?
      • Tips for Creating a Successful Parenting Plan for Your Child
      • What Happens To Past Due Rent When A Tenant Files Bankruptcy?
      • Consult with a NC Child Custody Attorney Before Relocating
      • Can a NC DWI Effect My Custody Case?
    • November
      • Criminal Defense Lawyers Safeguard Constitutional Rights and Society
    • October
      • Why You Always Need a Criminal Defense Attorney When You’re Charged with a Crime
    • September
      • Do I Need Traffic Lawyers For Traffic Court In North Carolina?
      • What is the NC Implied Consent Notice?
      • Trespassing and Domestic Trespassing in North Carolina
      • Is Bigamy a Felony in North Carolina?
    • August
      • What Is The Minimum Jail Time For DWI In North Carolina?
      • DWI Notice of Suspension in North Carolina
      • Ask a DWI Attorney: How Does A DWI Become A Felony?
      • What Are Common Misdemeanors And Felonies In North Carolina?
      • A North Carolina DWI Attorney Discusses True Cost of a DWI Conviction
    • July
      • What Is The Difference Between Larceny And Shoplifting In North Carolina?
      • Can I Get A Speedy DWI Trial In North Carolina?
      • Why Do I Need a Domestic Abuse Lawyer?
    • June
      • Ask a Criminal Defense Attorney: What Is Assault In North Carolina?
      • 10 Mistakes To Avoid If You are Charged With a North Carolina Crime
    • May
      • Does NC Alimony End If My Ex-spouse Is Living With Someone?
      • What Are The Different Types Of Alimony In North Carolina?
      • A Child Custody Lawyer Discusses Tips for Summer Vacations for Shared Custody
      • Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Can I Attach a GPS Device to My Spouse’s Vehicle?
      • How To Evict Someone Under North Carolina Tenant Law?
      • Shared Parenting Rights Lawyer Discusses Recent Consensus On Co-Parenting
      • What is the North Carolina Tenant Security Deposit Act?
      • Landlord And Tenant Law – Duties Under NC Residential Rental Agreement Act
      • Where Can I Find Resources About Domestic Violence?
      • Landlord and Tenant Law: Can a Landlord be Sued in a Premises Liability Lawsuit?
      • Child Custody During the Holidays – Do’s and Don’ts to Avoid Custody Disputes
      • Physical Custody vs. Legal Custody in North Carolina
      • How Is Adoption Different From Other Types Of Custody Like Guardianship Or Legal Custody?
      • What If the Mother Does Not Want Child Support Or the Father To Have Parental Rights?
      • Who Should Move Out Of The Marital Home?
      • Will The Court Consider Allegations Of Domestic Violence As A Reason For Relocating?
      • Fathers’ Rights – Do Mothers Have More Parental Rights Than Fathers?
      • What Is A Protection Order?
      • What Rights Does A Father Have For Visitation If He Is Not Paying Child Support?
      • How Much Does A Divorce Cost?
    • April
      • 10 Criminal Questions Answered By a Criminal Defense Lawyer
      • When Can I Get A Jury Trial In A North Carolina Criminal Case?
      • What Effect Will A Prior Conviction Have If I Am Charged With A North Carolina Misdemeanor Again?
    • March
      • Will The District Attorney Drop A Domestic Violence Charge?
    • February
      • Do I Need a Lawyer If I’m Guilty of a Crime?
      • What If The Police Didn’t Read Me My Miranda Rights Before They Arrested Me For DWI?
    • January
      • Can I Get A North Carolina Hardship License?
      • Jacksonville NC Shoplifting Charges
      • Falsely Accused: How Do I Prove That I Am Innocent Of A Crime?
      • Punishment For a DWI First Offense In North Carolina?
      • Drug Trafficking in North Carolina
      • Can I Get The Conditions Of My Bond Changed?
  • 2015
    • December
      • North Carolina Felony DWI Punishments
      • Free Report: What Is Domestic Violence in North Carolina?
    • November
      • Do I Need A Lawyer Even If I’m Innocent: Fighting North Carolina Criminal Charges
      • Can I Get A Bond Reduction In North Carolina?
      • How Do I Post Bond To Get Out Of Jail in North Carolina?
      • What Is The Legal Definition Of Impaired Driving?
    • October
      • What Is a “Pre-Arrest Test” for DWI in North Carolina
      • In a North Carolina Divorce, Who Gets To Decide Where The Kids Go To School?
      • Why Do I Need A Premarital Agreement?
      • What Age Can a Child Decide Visitation in North Carolina?
      • Do I Continue Paying Child Support If My Children Are Living With Me Now?
      • Free Report: DWI in North Carolina - If I Am Under 21 Will My Alcohol In My System Give Me a DWI?
    • September
      • Can I Make My Spouse Move Out of the Marital Home?
      • Can I Move The Children Out Of State?
      • Calculating Spousal Support: How Much Spousal Support Will I Receive?
      • My Lawyer Told Me To Refuse The Field Sobriety Tests, Is This Right?
    • August
      • How Much Do You Have To Drink To Be Arrested For DWI In North Carolina?
      • Is It Ever Legal To Possess Marijuana In North Carolina?
      • What Is The Discovery Phase Of A Lawsuit?
      • If My License Is From Another State, Can It Still Be Suspended For A North Carolina DWI?
    • July
      • How Accurate Is A Breath Test In A NC DWI Case?
      • Boating While Impaired In North Carolina
      • How Often Do Lawyers Contact Their Clients?
      • What Happens If I Did Not Take the Breath Test?
      • What is Criminal Procedure in North Carolina?
      • Consequences Of Refusing to Take Breathalyzer at The Police Station
      • What Are The Grounds For Divorce In North Carolina?
      • Free Report: If A Police Officer Asks Me to Take Sobriety Tests, What Should I Do?
      • Can I Refuse A Blood Test?
      • What Happens If I Violate My Jacksonville Probation?
      • Family Law in North Carolina – Child Support
      • What Is A “Domestic Violence” Offense?
      • Free Report: What is the Maximum Sentence for a DWI Conviction in North Carolina?
      • I Am Looking for Experienced DWI Attorney: How Do I Find One?
      • Family Law in North Carolina: Alimony
      • Free Report: What Is A North Carolina DWI Aggravating Factor
      • What Happens If I Get Caught Driving With A Suspended License?
    • June
      • Vehicle Seizure: Can The Police Seize My Car For A DWI?
      • Drunk Driving in North Carolina: Common Questions and Misunderstandings
      • Will I Be Able To Possess A Gun If I Have a Felony Conviction?
      • Can I Get My DWI Reduced To A Lesser Charge?
      • Do I Have A Criminal Record?
      • Can I Use Mouthwash To Avoid a DWI?
      • License Suspension: How Long Is My License Suspended For A DWI?
      • How Long Do I Have To Pay North Carolina Child Support?
      • Does A Person Charged With Domestic Violence Have To Stay In Jail For 48 Hours?
      • Why Does A Police Officer Ask Me To Follow Their Finger At A DWI Stop?
      • What Is an Unlawful DWI Search And Seizure?
    • May
      • How Does a Criminal Case in North Carolina End? Part 2
      • North Carolina Expungement: Can I Get My Criminal Case Expunged?
      • Do I Have A Right To An Attorney While Taking Field Sobriety Tests?
      • What Is A “Prayer for Judgment Continued” And Can I Use One for A DWI Case?
      • How Long Will It Take For My Criminal Case To Be Completed?
      • How are DWIs Punished in North Carolina: Litigating Factors vs. Aggravating Factors
      • Do I Have To Answer Questions From The Police?
      • Landlord-Tenant Laws: Can My Landlord Throw Me Out If I Get A Pet?
      • How Do Police Spot A Drunk Driver?
      • How Does The Judge Decide Custody Issues in North Carolina?
    • April
      • Miranda Warnings: What If They Didn’t Read Me My Rights?
      • Free Report: How Do I Get a Jacksonville Work License After a DWI?
      • Will I Get Probation For DWI In North Carolina?
      • How Long Will A Civil Lawsuit Take?
      • Should I Represent Myself On A North Carolina Criminal Charge?
      • Family Law in North Carolina – Child Custody in North Carolina
      • What Is A Premarital Agreement?
    • March
      • Landlord-Tenant Law in Jacksonville, North Carolina
      • What Is Mouth Alcohol?
      • What Types Of DWI Defense Do I Have Available For My DWI Case?
  • 2014
    • July
      • Free Report: Drunk Driving in North Carolina
      • Welcome to Our Blog
      • Criminal Sentences in North Carolina – Part 3 – Punishment Ranges
      • DWI Questions in Jacksonville, North Carolina – Part 1 of 2
      • How Does a Criminal Case in North Carolina End?
      • Free Report: Understanding Criminal Law in North Carolina
      • Should I take the Eye Test When an Officer Pulls me Over in North Carolina?
      • What if the Police Don't Read Me My Rights?
      • Debunking Criminal Law Myths in North Carolina – Part 1
      • Family Law in North Carolina – Property Division
      • What Does It Mean To Be Put on Probation in North Carolina?
      • Understanding Criminal Law in North Carolina: More Questions, Practical Advice
      • What if I was in a Fight but was Defending Myself? Can I Still be Charged with a Crime?
      • Criminal Sentences in North Carolina – Part 2 – Criminal History
      • Is What a Cop Says Evidence in Court?
      • What are Your Rights When Talking to the Police? Part 1
      • How Do I Get My Criminal Charges Dropped?
      • Criminal Sentences in North Carolina – Part 1
      • What is Criminal Law in North Carolina?
      • Military Law? Civilian Law? What's the Difference?
      • What is a Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) Test?
      • Family Law in North Carolina – Part 1
      • Family Law in North Carolina – Marriage in North Carolina
      • Common Questions About DWI in Jacksonville, North Carolina – Part 2 of 2
      • Undestanding Criminal Law in North Carolina: Common Questions and Answers
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