Legal Lounge
The Legal Lounge podcast aims to dispel misinformation and downright bad legal information to empower anyone with questions about their family, their children, their finances, their marriage, and the law.
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61. Money Shame Has No Age Limit… But Learning Doesn't Either with Financial Advisor Darcy Ridge (opens the original)
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On this episode of Legal Lounge, Theresa sits down with Darcy Ridge, a financial advisor and educator who is passionate about bringing money conversations back into the home. Darcy shares her own journey from living paycheck-to-paycheck as a teacher to becoming a financial advisor, the book clubs she has built to normalize money talk among women, and practical frameworks families can use to discuss finances without shame. Whether you are co-parenting and want to model healthy money habits, headi
60. A Conversation with AI: Answering The Six Most Asked Family Law Questions in North Carolina (opens the original)
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Family law questions flood the internet every day, and most of the answers people find are incomplete, misleading, or just plain wrong. In this episode, Theresa Viera is tackling six of the most-searched family law questions in North Carolina, from AI tool Claude: "Do moms automatically get custody?" to "Can I stop my ex from seeing the kids if they don't pay child support?" These aren't hypothetical debates; they are real concerns that shape how people navigate custody arrangements, property di
59. You Can’t Take the Emotion Out of Divorce | Attorney Evan Schein on Protecting Your Kids, Finances, and Future (opens the original)
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Divorce brings grief, financial pressure, parenting decisions, and major changes to daily life. Theresa talks with New York matrimonial and family law attorney Evan Schein about handling those pressures with a clear plan and the right support. They discuss therapy, self-care, mediation, parenting schedules, child support, property division, and interstate family-law cases. Their conversation centers on practical decisions that protect children, reduce conflict, and help families build a stable p
58. Unemployed, Underemployed, or Starting Over? Vocational Expert Dr. Sabrina Taylor Explains Income Issues in Divorce (opens the original)
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Separation and divorce completely changes a family’s financial reality, especially when one spouse has been out of the workforce or is earning less than they may be capable of earning. In this episode of Legal Lounge, Theresa speaks with vocational expert Dr. Sabrina Taylor about how many factors - including education, transferable skills, and local job opportunities - can affect employability and earning capacity. They explain why a person’s current income or lack of employment does not always
57. Litigation 101: Family Law Court Basics and Trial Preparation (opens the original)
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Going to court in a family law matter can feel intimidating, especially when your children, your home, your finances, and your future are involved. In this episode of Legal Lounge, Theresa is joined by guest co-host and podcast producer Kristen Stegall for a practical conversation about litigation basics, including what it means to file a lawsuit in family court, how mediation fits into the litigation process, and why many cases still settle before trial. This episode goes through what families
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