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Patricia O. DeTreville
04
JAN
2019
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Divorce Lawyers Charleston SC | Don’t Represent Yourself in Family Court

In my opinion, Family Law represents the best efforts of the legislature and the courts to do the right thing for people who may have temporarily lost their ability to find their way without substantial help. In other words, Family Law is an outline of what needs to be done, and...
14
NOV
2018
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Divorce Lawyers Charleston SC | What Happens at a Temporary Hearing?

A Motion for Temporary Relief, commonly called a “Temporary Hearing,” is the first hearing in most cases filed in Family Court. The hearing itself is scheduled in response to a written motion filed by either side. The various clerk’s offices will schedule the date and...
25
SEP
2015
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Charleston Family Law Attorneys | Why Do Divorces Take So Long?

If you have ever been involved in a Family Court case, or if you have even heard about one, chances are good that you have heard complaints about how SLOW it is and HOW LONG everything takes. Even Charleston Family Law attorneys are known to complain. Why can the process be so...
10
MAR
2015
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Charleston SC Divorce Attorney | Understanding Alimony

As a Charleston SC divorce attorney, I seem to have fielded more questions about alimony in the first part of this year than I would have usually expected. While we have a good deal of information on the topic on other pages of this site (alimony overview, alimony FAQ, blog post...
25
FEB
2015
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Charleston Divorce Lawyers | Holiday Survival Guide

It’s that time of year again. The holidays, of course, where children move back and forth between their separated or divorced parents, where money is short, where demands on time, temper and money become tight, and where small impressions made may live forever. Suggestions to...
21
JAN
2015
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Charleston Family Court Attorney | Adoption Case Study

Adoptions continue to make news in South Carolina. While you may not have heard of this particular case (being Jennifer Brown v. Baby Girl Harper, a minor under the age of seven, and Holly Lawrence, Appellate Case No. 2014-001746), Baby Girl Harper has recently past her first...
30
SEP
2014
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Charleston Lawyers | Conflict and Mediation, the Sanford Case Study

Mark Sanford’s Continuing Soap Opera, and How Mediation Can Help: Mark Sanford has deluged all of us with the details of his personal life, and with his perception of those details. Most recently, Mr. Sanford took to Facebook and the newspapers to “update his...
19
AUG
2014
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Charleston Family Law Attorneys | Notice Requirement in Adoption Cases

Charleston Family Law Attorneys | What Matters in Adoption Cases: #1, Notice to Necessary Persons Within the past year, newspapers in the Charleston area were full of stories about a prolonged custody and adoption battle between an adoptive couple living in Charleston County and...
30
JUL
2014
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Charleston Family Law Attorney | Top 5 Ways to Solve Problems in Family Court

1) Hire an experienced Charleston family law attorney. Beware of real estate lawyers (for example only) who are trying to make the rent by picking up a family law case here and there. 2) Hire a reasonable Charleston family law attorney. If you want to have an expensive war with...
28
JUL
2014
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Charleston Family Lawyer | Top Questions Our Clients Ask

As a Charleston family lawyer, I often get asked many of the same questions by my clients, especially early on in my representation. Here are some of those questions, with the answers, that may help you start to sort through your family law matter in its early stages: 1. “When...
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