Adoptions turn on best interests of the child, not the parent.
On January 5, 2022 the South Carolina Supreme Court issued a ruling that discussed the of the "best interest of a child" standard in Adoption and TPR cases....
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...
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."...
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....
Long Term Separation
Is it advisable for parties to separate and wait one year, or longer, before filing for divorce and a resolution of the property, support, and children's issues?...
Family Law Agreements: Effective Drafting Requires Precision
Many people are surprised by the length and detail of a well-drafted MSA. Another frequent surprise: the unintended, and often unfair, consequences of drafting errors made by a Family Law Lawyer for a client who thought their MSA represented a fair deal.
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South Carolina Family Law Financial Software For The Family Law Laywer
Family Law is one of the most difficult practices areas for attorneys. In addition to high emotions, the financial issues are complex and sometimes difficult to grasp. With the release of Settlyd, Family Law attorney’s in South Carolina now have an improved and efficient way to gather, orga...
How to choose a collaborative lawyer
An attorney recently told me that she was going to begin advertising that she did collaborative law cases. This attorney has never been trained in collaborative law and has never even taken the mediation training, but she will now be informing the public that she is qualified to do collaborative l...