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Cheryl Howell

Cheryl Howell is the Albert Coates Distinguished Professor of Public Law and Government who is in expert in North Carolina family law.

The Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act: requirements when a servicemember requests a stay (or a continuance)

May 19, 2026

It is time again to review the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines

April 15, 2026

Civil Domestic Violence Protective Orders: Recent appellate opinions addressing the duration of orders and defining “mutual” orders

March 17, 2026

Family Law Legislation Effective On or Before October 1, 2025

November 5, 2025

Nonparent v. Parent Custody: Who Can Ask For Custody?

September 10, 2025

Contempt: NC Court of Appeals vacates a “springing” order for arrest

July 10, 2025

Child Custody Jurisdiction: communication between courts in different states

May 7, 2025

New Edition of the Family Law Bench Book Available Now

April 25, 2025

Custody jurisdiction: When is an absence from the home state a ‘temporary absence’?

April 9, 2025

Renewal of A Domestic Violence Protective Order

March 5, 2025

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