A Year and a Day

If you’re facing the prospect of separation and divorce, take time to educate yourself about the process and how to prepare for it.

Impulsive, emotional decisions can often impact your legal standing and add stress to an already difficult situation. In North Carolina, where author Jaime H. Davis practices, spouses must be separated a year and a day in order to file for divorce. That year is a critical time during which important decisions must be made, either by the spouses or the court. Based on the podcast of the same name, A Year and a Day: Divorce without Destruction provides information and tips for getting through a separation and divorce without destroying family relationships or the family finances. Preview chapter 1 here.

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Divorce without Destruction

Here are a few of the topics covered in the book.

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Before You Separate

It’s in your best interest to have a plan before you separate. This will help protect financially, legally, and emotionally in the long run. Avoiding rash decisions will give you time to prepare your case and reduce stress.

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Child Custody

Learn how to navigate your custody case and the dos and don’ts of communicating with your co-parent. The book also covers third-party custody, grandparent visitation, and substance abuse issues.

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Domestic Violence

Domestic violence does not discriminate. Anyone can be a victim or a perpetrator of domestic violence. Learn how the law protects victims and how domestic violence impacts your divorce case.

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Self-Care

To make it through a divorce, you have to stay healthy, both physically and emotionally. In the context of a divorce, emotional health encompasses the ability to go through the grieving process in a way that is productive.

About the Author

& Jaime H. Davis is a North Carolina board‑certified family law specialist and partner in the family law firm Gailor Hunt Davis & Taylor, PLLC in Raleigh, North Carolina.

For more than twenty-five years, Jaime has represented clients in all aspects of family law, including complex equitable distribution matters, high-net-worth divorces, child custody and support litigation, alimony claims, interstate family law matters, premarital and postnuptial agreements, separation agreements, and alienation of affection and criminal conversation cases. She is known for combining strong courtroom advocacy with a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach that helps clients protect what matters most—their children, their financial future, and their peace of mind.

As a Certified Parenting Coordinator and North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission Certified Family Financial Mediator, Jaime brings a unique perspective to family law disputes. Her experience helping families resolve conflict both inside and outside the courtroom allows her to develop strategies that are not only legally sound but also tailored to her clients’ long-term goals. Whether negotiating a settlement, mediating a dispute, or litigating a complex case, Jaime is committed to helping clients move forward with confidence.

Jaime’s professional philosophy is simple: while divorce is often unavoidable, destruction is not. That philosophy has become the foundation of her legal practice, her writing, and her work as a national educator on family law issues.