General Problems arise in the area of child custody, visitation rights and support generally because of the separation or divorce of the parents.
Children often imagine that they are the cause of their parents' divorce.
It is therefore important that you make it clear to your children that they are not the cause of the separation. Your children need to know that they are loved by both parents. You can ensure this by being cooperative about visitation rights and other aspects of custody and by being careful not to criticize the behavior or character of the other parent. Court actions involving children can be especially damaging to everyone concerned, and in matters of custody, parents should seek to place the welfare of the child above all other factors as do the courts. This pamphlet seeks to explain North Carolina laws on child custody, visitation rights and support by answering frequently asked questions about these matters.