Recent and Notable Greensboro Case Results
Here you’ll find a number of Greensboro case results that illustrate how our attorneys handle a variety of cases in Guilford County and Alamance County. From domestic to criminal cases, our attorneys are dedicated to helping each and every client.
Disclaimer: The facts and circumstances of each case are different as such each case must be evaluated upon the unique circumstances and facts. The results summarized here are not necessarily representative of the results obtained in all cases.
DWI While Parked in a Driveway – Dismissed
Attorney: Patrick Apple Type of Case: DWI charge Case Result: Dismissed County: Guilford County Criminal defense attorney Patrick Apple, helped a client fight a DWI charge in Greensboro, NC. Our client was charged with a DWI while parked in a driveway. If convicted, our client was facing a minimum sentence of 24 hours in jail, loss of driving privileges, a substantial increase in insurance premiums over the next five years, supervised probation, and significant costs and penalties among other things. Getting Charged with DWI While Parked Around midnight, police responded to a call reporting suspicious people walking in the woods near a neighborhood in Greensboro, NC. The police were unable to corroborate the allegations of suspicious persons. But, immediately after responding to the call they spotted our client driving from one driveway to another. Our client parked and [...]
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 and frustrating experience. Our firm recently represented a father who was being wrongfully denied visitation with his one-year-old baby. This case result showcases how a powerful legal tool—the Motion for Contempt—can be used to enforce a parent’s rights and restore a crucial parent-child relationship. The Challenge: A Father Wrongfully Denied Visitation Our client, had a valid North Carolina child custody order that clearly outlined his specific rights to visitation with his infant child. Despite this clear directive, the child's other parent was consistently and willfully violating the order, preventing our client from seeing [...]
Possession of a Firearm and Narcotics by a Felon Leads to Dismissal
Type of Case: Possession of a Firearm by a Felon Case Result: Dismissed County: Guilford County Complex Situation Sometimes doing the right thing has negative personal consequences. For our client, this was the case. He had raised a young man as a surrogate son. This young man made some unfortunate decisions which led him to be incarcerated in Virginia. During his incarceration, the young man developed serious medical issues which caused the state of Virginia to discharge him from his imprisonment. Our client took the young man in and provided him with a place to stay while he healed from his serious medical issues. Unfortunately, the gift of safety and the place to stay was lost on the young man. He began to engage in unlawful activity including dealing in narcotics. Charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and [...]
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: an emergency child custody order. Our firm recently represented a father who had serious concerns for his child's well-being. This case result demonstrates how swift, decisive legal action can be used to immediately remove a child from a potentially dangerous environment and place them in a safe one. The Challenge: A Father's Fear for His Child's Safety Our client was a father who had reason to believe his young child was being exposed to potential drug abuse within the mother’s home. His primary and immediate concern was the child's safety and welfare. He [...]
Contempt Hearings for Child Support & Custody a Success
Dummit Fradin Attorney Wins Two Contempt Hearings for Child Custody and Support One of our Dummit Fradin family law attorneys recently won two Contempt hearings against the same father – one in custody court and one in child support court. The young child is now safe with her mother, thanks to a court ruling that suspended the father’s visitation due to non-compliance with the custody order. Child Support Contempt Hearing In the child support matter, [the attorney] won the Show Cause Motion by showing that the father had not paid any of the ordered child support while having the ability to pay it. Additionally, she asked the court to use his “bad faith” behavior at a past high-earning job to impute his income for calculating child support. [The attorney] submitted evidence to show the father had acted in a manner that would foreseeably result in his [...]
Father Awarded Child Custody After False Charges are Dropped
Dummit Fradin Child Custody Attorney Secures Custody for Father of Five A Dummit Fradin child custody attorney represented a father of five children in Greensboro. His wife had obtained two frivolous Domestic Violence Protective Orders and also taken out false assault charges against him. Our lawyer successfully argued that the father should be given custody and possession of the marital residence. The mother was permitted to have visitation and ordered to leave the residence. The father can now resume his normal life with his children, without fear of false allegations from his wife. Our legal team also had both protective orders and the assault charges dismissed. Our attorney successfully secured custody of five children for the father and had false allegations and protective orders against him dismissed. Schedule a Consultation with a Child Custody Lawyer Today Perhaps the most contested area of family law and divorce involves [...]
Dismissed – Speeding 25 Over in Greensboro, NC
Our client was cited for speeding 25 over the speed limit in Greensboro, North Carolina. If convicted of such a high speed, our client was facing revocation of their driver’s license. Fortunately, our Greensboro attorney was able to get the Assistant District Attorney to agree to dismiss the speeding ticket. Thus, the client’s Commercial Driver’s License was saved, and also their job. Did you also get a Speeding Ticket in Greensboro, NC? If you've received a citation for speeding in Greensboro, contact Dummit Fradin today. Don't make the mistake of paying the fine. Paying the fine on your citation is equivalent to pleading guilty. This will, in turn, add points to your license and make your insurance rates spike. Contact us today to discuss your options.
Aunt Wins Child Custody in Guilford County
Our client is the paternal aunt of two young children in Guilford County. She approached our family law team in Greensboro for help in getting full legal and physical child custody of the two children. As a third-party intervenor, she faced many challenges in this third party custody case. Despite these challenges, our experienced family attorney helped her devise a winning strategy. A History of Unstable Living Conditions Previously, a judge declared the children's mother an unfit parent as she has pending felony child abuse charges in criminal court. The father was violating a prior custody order by allowing the mother unlimited and unsupervised access to the minor children. Additionally, the father suffers from substance abuse and addiction, leaving him unable to care for the children. Meanwhile, the aunt is a military veteran with a safe, stable lifestyle and home. She has a loving, supportive relationship with the [...]
Not Guilty – Driving While Impaired Greensboro, NC
A client came to us in Greensboro charged with a Driving While Impaired (DWI). The DWI charge occurred in the middle of the night after the client left work. Our legal team tried the case to verdict. After showing that the stop was unreasonable, and the officer detained our client for an unreasonable length of time, the judge found our client Not Guilty.
Hero Defense Attorney Rescues Father from False Assault on a Female Charges
Sometimes, a case walks in your door and you have almost no time to prepare in order to achieve the best outcome. That's exactly what happened to one hero defense attorney here at Dummit Fradin. With only four hours to prepare, he was able to secure a not-guilty verdict in a complicated Assault on a Female case in Guilford County. The Case: An Argument Between Dad and Daughter This case truly began a decade earlier with an escalating custody dispute between our soon-to-be client and his ex. Unfortunately, their daughter was caught in the middle feeling as though she needed to show loyalty to one parent over the other. As teens tend to do, she often sided with the more lenient parent. In this instance, the sixteen-year-old child wanted to see her boyfriend one night. Our client refused her request and a normal father-daughter argument ensued. However, [...]
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