Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Legislation pending in the N.C. House and Senate would waive the required one-year ...

Brett Surbey is a corporate paralegal and freelance writer based out of Alberta, Canada. His work has appeared in Publishers Weekly, Canadian Mortgage Trends, Industry West Magazine, and various ...

A Durham woman recently expressed disdain that she could only be granted a divorce in North Carolina after being separated for at least a year under state law. “For those of us who aren’t familiar ...

Those behind the push say no-fault divorces threaten traditional family structures and contribute to rising divorce rates, but data shows most marriages don’t end in divorce and rates have been in ...