Dummit Fradin Blog
Dismissed – Two States, Two Police Departments, One Client’s Charges Dismissed
Out of State DWI Dismissed! Our client was drinking with a family member when an argument broke out. At that point, our client decided to leave. However, the relative called the police. So the police began to chase our client and they ultimately crossed a state line. Since this was going out of [...]
Dismissed – Under 21 DWI
Mr. Dummit wins again! This time, our client was a young woman who had been charged in Winston-Salem with Driving After Consuming under the age of 21. This charge is different from an over 21 DWI. When under 21, a breathalyzer reading of anything over 0.0 is, by law, enough for the charge. Mr. [...]
Case Result: Father Maintains Child Custody in Forsyth County
Case Result: Father Maintains Custody After Motion to Dismiss Out-of-State Modification For a parent, few things are more distressing than the fear of losing time with your children. This anxiety is often amplified when an ex-spouse moves to another state and then attempts to change a custody order from afar. Our firm recently [...]
Case Result: Mother Wins Motion to Modify Custody for Military Move
Case Result: Custody Order Modified for Military Relocation Out of State [00:00:00] Families with members in the armed forces face unique challenges, especially when navigating the complexities of child custody. A military Permanent Change of Station (PCS) can create a significant legal hurdle for a parent with a North Carolina custody order. Our [...]
Case Result: Father and Son Reunited After Contempt Motion
Case Result: Father Reunited with Son After Winning Motion for Contempt For a parent, there is nothing more painful than being forcibly kept from their child. When one parent willfully violates a court order and denies the other their rightful visitation for a prolonged period, it can feel like a hopeless situation. Our [...]
50B Order Renewed Protecting Client and Fiancé
A client needed to renew the 50B domestic protection order that had been taken out against his ex-wife. In the year since the original 50B order, the ex had been making many threatening statements, attempting to defraud an insurance company by posing as his current wife, even referring to our client’s new fiancé as [...]
Case Result: Emergency Custody Protects Child from Unsafe Home
Case Result: Father Granted Emergency Custody Due to Drug Abuse Concerns A parent's most fundamental instinct is to protect their child from harm. When that harm may be occurring in the other parent's home, the situation can feel terrifying and urgent. North Carolina law provides a powerful legal tool for these exact crises: [...]
Victory – Fathers’ Visitation Restored
Case Result: Father's Visitation Restored After Motion for Contempt A child custody order is not a suggestion; it is a legally binding directive from a judge that must be followed. When one parent unilaterally decides to violate that order and deny the other parent their court-ordered time, it can be a deeply painful [...]
Victory – Father’s Custody Protected
A Dummit Fradin Family Law attorney represented a father in a custody case in Greensboro. The wife had fled the county with all five of their minor children, age 2 to 15. After a full trial, the Judge ordered that all 5 children be returned to the custody of their father and live with [...]
Victory – Child Custody Modification
A Dummit Fradin family law attorney in Greensboro was successful in arguing a child custody modification/ relocation case, in which her client wanted to relocate to Florida with the parties’ five minor children. The family attorney successfully argued that due to the strong bond between the children and their mother, extended family available as support [...]