General Knowledge

The life circumstances of divorced couples will necessarily change as time goes by. Domestic Relations law contemplates this and in certain circumstances allows a person to go back to court and ask for a change to the terms of the prior agreement.   What can not be changed:   Property divi...

The end of the year Holiday Season can be a frantic and discombobulating for the strongest family bonds.  Divorce, re-marriage, and step kids only adds to the fun!  Here are a few tips my clients have used to alleviate the holiday crazies when two families are in play. Be flexible: Things ...

Often those in the helping professions get drawn into the darkness of marital litigation. Here are four (4) things to consider should a child’s therapist be asked to provide evidence in a contested custody case.  You are a “fact witness”:  Know that you are a potential witnes...

Many marital settlement agreement are the result of lengthly negotiations. Sometimes after an agreement has been signed one of the parties feels that they got the short end of the stick and want to back out. Can they do this? Our laws encourages people to reach out of court settlements and were desi...

Many of us have heard that a person cannot be compelled to testify against their spouse. Can a person actually avoid legal jeopardy because their spouse, who holds the key evidence, refuses to testify? South Carolina has a statute on the books that speaks specifically to this (S.C.Code Ann. § 19-11...