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Angela L. Haas
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Summary
Angela L. Haas, of Haas Tharrington, PA, is an experienced family law attorney and mediator, who serves both traditional and non-traditional families in every aspect of family law, estate planning and administration. A double-major honors graduate of Appalachian State University and Campbell Law School, Angela is dedicated to working with each client to develop creative and effective solutions to protect themselves and their families. Ms. Haas offers a refreshing perspective on the challenges and opportunities that each client faces, and seeks to take advantage of the best legal and practical solutions available in each case.
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Estate Planning
- Divorce
- Arbitration & Mediation
Additional Practice Area
- LGBT Law
Fees
- Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- North Carolina
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Senior Partner
- Haas Tharrington, PA
- - Current
- Senior Partner
- Haas & Associates, P.A.
- - Current
- Managing Partner
- Haas McNeil & Associates, P.A.
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- Managing Partner
- Haas & Parker, P.A.
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- Law Partner
- Atkins & Haas, P.A.
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Education
- Campbell Law School
- J.D. (2002) | Law
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- Honors: Order of Barristers
- Activities: Honor Court, Trial Team, Moot Court Team, Client Counseling - ranked 4th nationally, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
- Appalachian State University
- B.S. (1988) | Criminal Justice & Psychology
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- Honors: Dean's List, Alpha Beta Phi
- Activities: Varsity Volleyball (Scholarship)
Professional Associations
- North Carolina State Bar # 28552
- Member
- Current
- NC GALA
- President
- Current
Publications
Articles & Publications
- Representing a Transgender Client - Part 1
- NC Bar Association
Speaking Engagements
- Estate Planning for the LGBT Community, LGBT Workshop, Raleigh, NC
- UCC Church, Umstead Park, NC
- Out of the Closet, and Into Your Office, Annual Conference, Pinehurst, NC
- NC Bar Asociation - Paralegal Division
- Happily Ever After & We've Only Just Begun: National Overview of Marriage Equality, Marriage Equality in Different Areas of Law, Raleigh, NC
- Wake County Bar Association
- Till Death Do Us Part: The Effects of Marriage Equality on Estate Planning, NC Marriage Equality, Greensboro, NC
- Elon University School of Law
- Hell Has Frozen Over and Pigs Are Flying: The Effects of Marriage Equality on NC Family Law, Marriage Equality: A Practitioner's Symposium, Greensboro, NC
- NC Bar Association
- The Effects of Marriage Equality on NC Family Law
- How We Got Here: History and Overview of Marriage Equality in NC, Marriage Equality: A Practitioner's Symposium, Greensboro, NC
- NC Bar Association
- History and Overview of Marriage Equality in NC
- Roll With The Changes: Representing Transgender Clients, NC Family Law Specialists Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC
- NC Family Law Specialists
- Practical and ethical advice regarding how to represent a transgender client
- Marriage Equality! Now What?, Legal Protection Workshop, Durham, NC
- Equality NC
- The effects of marriage equality on NC LGBT community
- Marriage Equality! Now What?, Legal Protection Workshop, Raleigh, NC
- LGBT Center of Raleigh
- The effects of marriage equality on NC LGBT community
- Marriage Equality! Now What?, Legal Protection Workshop, Raleigh, NC
- Triangle Financial Advisors
- The effects of marriage equality on NC LGBT community
- Estate Planning & Family Law, Legal Protection Workshop, Raleigh, NC
- LGBT Center of Raleigh
- How the LGBT community can protect themselves and their loved ones
- Estate Planning & Family Law, Legal Protection Workshop, Pinehurst, NC
- Triangle Financial Advisors
- How the LGBT community can protect themselves and their loved ones
- Health Care POAs & Living Wills, Legal Protection Workshop, Raleigh, NC
- LGBT Center of Raleigh
- How the LGBT community can protect themselves and their loved ones
- Same-Gender Marriage in a New World, Webinar, Raleigh, NC
- Triangle Financial Advisors
- LGBT marriage in a non-recognition state
- What's Law Got To Do With It, Charlotte School of Law Symposium, Charlotte, NC
- Charlotte School of Law
- LGBT Law in NC
- Making Lemonade, Equality NC Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC
- Equality NC
- Family Law & Estate Planning for LGBT Individuals and Couples
- Surrogacy Law, Pay-It-Forward Foundation Conference, Raleigh, NC
- Pay-It-Forward Foundation
- Assisted Reproductive Technology Law
- Life/Estate Planning for the LGBT Community, Shades of Pride, Raleigh, NC
- Triangle Black Pride
- Estate Planning
- "What's Love Got To Do With It", Equality NC, Greensboro, NC
- Equality NC
- LGBT Family Law
- The Difference Between Practicing Law Collaboratively and Practicing Collaborative Law, NC GALA Annual Conference, Durham, NC
- NC GALA
- Collaborative Law
Certifications
- Superior Court Mediator
- Carolina Dispute Settlement Services
- Notary Public
- State of North Carolina
- Parenting Coordinator
- Wake County Court
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Legal Answers
27 Questions Answered
- Q. The father has primary custody. I’m having a surgery and can’t take my daughter for my time. Can I be held in contempt
- A: No. The courts will not make someone exercise their time. The court will only enforce one's right to exercise his/her time with the child if they want to. Have your surgery, heal, and then resume your time with your child. Perhaps he may be willing to let you have 2 of his weeks in the future to "make up for it".
- Q. we have had custody of our 11 year old grand daughter since she was 5 thru a chapter 5 award by the Franklin County,
- A: I've responded to your question from later today. Same response would be applicable here.
- Q. who can talk to us about how to adopt my 11 year old grandchild that we now have custody of. mother will not consent
- A: If the mother will not consent, then you have to file to get her parental rights terminated. There are 11 grounds which could justify the court terminating parental rights, in addition to determining that it would be in the best interest of the child that the parent's rights be terminated. This is not an easy process and you will want an attorney to assist you. She will be provided an attorney if she cannot afford one.
- Q. I'm paying 800 a month in child support which 95 is to the arrears that was for three kids. One child is 26 and the
- A: They credit your arrears to the arrears, not to the payment you should be paying for the other child(ren). It sounds like you should file a Motion to Modify Child Support, to bring your main payment down (which could also cause your arrears payment to increase, but also means that the arrears would be paid off quicker.
- Q. Does it matter that custodial parent doesn't work or financialy support kids at all
- A: You should be paying something with a portion of your disability income. If she is intentionally not working, in order to avoid her child support obligation, then "yes" it matters.
- Q. My husband’s daughter turns 18 next week, His ex wife pays medical insurance with us paying 60% if expenses not covered
- A: Assuming she has graduated from high school, and the agreement/order states the child support ends at age 18 (and graduation from HS), then your husband is not obligated to pay. However, it sounds like it was scheduled ASAP before she turned 18 and that (without knowing "the rest of the story") the right thing to do would be to pay the 60%.
- Q. My brother in law is have an situation with his child mother. He wants to get custody of her. What should he do?
- A: Your brother-in-law needs to file a Complaint for Custody. Prior to that, it would be best for him to at least meet with a family law attorney about his case. The attorney can help guide him on what to do (and what not to do).
- Q. Can I leave my 16-year-old son home alone for several nights with food, phone and people checking in on him?
- A: You can, but if there if there is someone he can stay with, that might be a better idea. It also depends on his maturity level, and how and how often someone would be checking in, how far away you are going, and whether he knows what to do in an emergency. If he has another parent or someone close by, it would be better to have him stay with him/her/them, but you can use your best judgment.
- Q. my boyfriend has had full custody of his daughter for 3 years but still owes back child support can it be cancelled?
- A: He should have filed a Motion to Terminate the Child Support. If he didn't, he needs to ASAP. Anything that was owed before he got custody, he still needs to pay, unless the other party waives the right to receive it (in the form of a Consent Order).
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