House Bill 343 has passed

NC Board Certified Family Law Specialist Melissa Averett of Averett Family Law in Chatham County is pleased to announce that House Bill 343 has passed and will take effect October 1, 2017. Last year, in her capacity as chairperson of the Domestic Violence Committee of the NC Bar Family Law Council (2015-2020), Attorney Averett proposed…

7th World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights

Attorney Melissa Averett will be attending the 7th World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights in June, 2017. The Congress, which is being held in Dublin, Ireland this year, is the leading international forum for discussion and deliberation on family law and children’s rights. Attorney Averett will be attending this year’s Congress with attorneys,…

Rules of the Road: Civil Procedure, Evidence, Ethics and More (2017 Family Law Section Annual Meeting)

Averett Family Law Firm’s Melissa Averett and Justin R. Nichols will be attending the 2017 North Carolina Bar Association’s Annual Family Law Meeting in Asheville, NC on May 5th and 6th, 2017. Let’s Connect! Event Details: http://gateway.ncbar.org/store/seminar/seminar.php?seminar=89298  Rules, Rules and More Rules! From review of civil procedure to the complexities of an appeal, learn how…