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New Yorker Susan Williams was convicted of Conspiracy in the Second Degree and Possession of a Forged Instrument after prosecutors successfully argued she had hatched a plan to have her husband killed.

Williams met with a private investigator in February 2009 and informed him that she wanted her husband "to disappear." The PI, who she had used to investigate her husband during their divorce, clued authorities in to Ms. Williams' plot.

With a promise to pay $20,000 upon completion of the job, Williams gave an undercover detective a $500 down payment, photos of her husband, and his work address.

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An individual may change his or her name for a multitude of reasons in North Carolina; however, the rules pertaining to changing an individual's name becomes much more stringent when that person is a minor child. Children, unlike adults do not possess the legal capacity to enter into binding contractual relationships or act for themselves when in involves a legal proceeding.

Under North Carolina General Statute §101-2 (d), an application to change the name of a minor child may be filed by the minor child's parent(s), the minor child's guardian, the minor child's guardian's, or a guardian ad litem who has been appointed for the benefit of the child.

If you are an adult interested in changing the name of a minor child and need further assistance, contact the Law Offices of Daid P. Sheehan at (704) 332-5858 and speak with a Charlotte Attorney.