Can the “My Lawyer Told Me To Do It” defense prevail in Family Court?
contempt against a former husband for (among other things) failing make certain quarterly payments to his ex wife...
How to “Calculate” Alimony
For many of us, the North Carolina and South Carolina alimony statutes create more confusion than guidance. ...
Accounting For Special Equity In Divorce Litigation
"A special equity interest is created when one spouse’s direct or indirect contributions increased the value of the other spouse’s non-marital property."...
Can a same sex couple be common law married in South Carolina?
Common law marriage was ended in South Carolina July 24, 2019. This only applies prospectively. In other words, all claims of common law marriage that existed prior to July 24, 2019 are still valid claims. But South Carolina prohibited same sex marriage until Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U....
Family Law and Family Law lawyers
When people hire a divorce lawyer they are getting not only a strong advocate for their legal position but they should also be getting impartial legal advice regarding their stated goals....
Ethics and Family Law
Domestic relations attorneys will often say they are “zealously representing their client” as is required by our Rules of Professional Conduct. The only problem is that the South Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct say nothing about “zealously representing our clients”! Rule...
Fixed Fees Agreements can help keep legal fees down.
The growth of tort litigation that began during the middle of the last century caused the insurance companies consolidate their legal work with individual law firms to defend all claims....
Requests for therapy records in divorce litigation
Requests for therapy records in divorce litigation...