How can a fun summer with your kids make your life more difficult? Melissa Essick, attorney with Rosen Law Firm’s Raleigh office, and Ketan Soni, managing attorney for Rosen Law Firm, examine how summer vacations with the children can create conflict between divorced or separated spouses. The panel also takes a look at who is obligated to pay off joint credit card debt when a couple splits, whether stay-at-home parents returning to work during a divorce will impact alimony payments, and the decision of a New York judge to make the proceedings of actress Christie Brinkley’s divorce trial open to the public.

Our site of the week is the new webpage of Tricia Walsh Smith, a frequent topic of conversation on NCDTR due to her YouTube rants concerning her divorce. At her website, fans can read her inspiring life story of fame and fortune, find all her latest projects to look forward to, and shop at her unique boutique offering all manner of TWS merchandise.