In Wake County, we have a Family Court system, which means that we have one judge per family and a separate support staff for each judge. If you file a lawsuit in Wake County which contains claims for child custody, child support, spousal support, or equitable distribution, you will be assigned a Judge. Currently, we have four different judges. Once you are assigned a Judge, your case will always have this Judge unless he or she is no longer on the family bench or you are assigned a new Judge for other reasons. If this Judge is on the bench five years from now, that Judge will hear your case.

Each Judge has her own clerk who handles the administrative movement of items. These clerks do the hard work of managing the Judge’s schedule, handling communication between most attorneys/parties and the Judge, and making sure that all Orders are provided to all parties. Clerks often can give you good practical advice on how to move forward with your case in an effective way instead of spinning your wheels in the wrong direction. Clerks cannot and will not give out legal advice, but each clerk can give you practical advice on how to navigate the Family Court System. Information on the Judge’s schedule and contacting the appropriate clerk can be found at the following website: www.wcfcc.com

Family Court also operates by a specific set of rules. These rules can be located at www.nccourts.org under tabs for Court or a search on local rules. These rules cover the 10th Judicial District, which is what covers Wake County, and provides rules and forms to be used.

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You have taken the first step and have reached out to Frye Law Offices, what can you expect now?   When you call in you can expect to speak with either Chris or Cindy, both are legal assistants with our firm.

The first question you can expect to be asked is your name and the name of the opposing party or any other parties involved in your situation.  We have had clients call in and not want to give us this information; this information is vital in determining if we have any conflicts of interest.

Once it is determined that there are no conflicts, the next step will be hearing about the initial details of your situation.  During your first phone call you can expect to be asked a fair number of questions about what is causing you to call our firm.  Our staff needs to be thorough and get as much information from you as possible so that your time with Katherine Frye or Lynn Bruce is as effective as possible.  Please remember that any information discussed with either of our two legal assistants will be in confidence, meaning the only person they will discuss your situation with is the attorney with whom you are scheduling an appointment.

Once the information is gathered an appointment will be set up with the Katherine or Lynn. Our staff will provide you directions and ask for a secure email address so that we can send you some initial information prior to your appointment.

At Frye Law Offices, we pride ourselves on having an amazing support staff. Clients have always told us that our staff has been professional, empathetic, and effective. From the first moment you contact our firm, you will find the knowledge, experience and personal attention at the time when you need it most. Please call us at 919.846.8807.

**Contributed by FLO Office Manager, Christine Universal

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A Connecticut judge recently ordered divorcing parties to exchange passwords for Facebook and dating websites so that attorneys can gather information for the pending litigation. The Order requiring the exchange of information did clarify that the password was to remain with the attorneys and that parties were not to post anything to the other party’s website with that password information.

I must say that this is a new step to me. I have often had clients obtain information from the other party’s Facebook or other social media source; however, I have never thought of asking the other side to turn over his or her passwords so that I could have full access to the account and account history.

Generally, when cases are in the discovery phase, which means the information finding part of litigation, parties are asked to turn over material that responds to the divorce request. For example, a party may be asked to turn over all audio recordings that he/she has of the other party. In financial cases, bank statements are often provided, not access codes for online banking! The request in this case was to turn over a different type of information, which is very interesting.

Maybe with this different type of medium (social media), Judges will take a different look at what is required to be turned over as part of the discovery process. I cannot predict the future on where social media and divorce will go, but this case is just another reason why I tell my clients that he/she should just sign off social media for the duration of litigation.

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I recently spend some time visiting with almost all of the individuals that are listed on our firm’s referral page, and I have updated the page to reflect some new individuals. If a client is looking for a referral in any of these areas, these are the names that we provide.

Each person listed is someone that our firm has worked with in a professional capacity or someone I know and respect in the professional community. Part of our customer service to our client is to provide quality referrals. I take a little time every couple of months to touch base with the people listed on the referral page to make sure that they can provide quality service in the area indicated. When you are considering the choice of an attorney to assist you with your divorce give some thought to whether they provide any “service after the sale.” Our firm is happy to offer continued to support to our clients after our work is completed.

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