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Charleston Divorce Lawyer | Custody and a Child’s Preference

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Custody disputes can be among the most difficult cases for a Charleston divorce lawyer to handle. The difficulty is often compounded by the family tensions that existed long before the client ever walked in the door, tensions that are often multiplied by either a lack of or misunderstanding of South Carolina custody laws. One frequently misunderstood custody law is that regarding a child’s stated preference to live with one parent or the other. Parents want to know — will this make a difference in my case?

The short answer, as it so often it is in Famil [Read more…]

Charleston Family Court Attorney | What Happens at the Final Hearing?

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Ed. note: This article presupposes a “final hearing” to be one in which the parties are placing an agreement on the record with the Family Court, and are proceeding with a divorce based on one year’s separation. A “final hearing” may also refer to a contested trial, which would be an entirely different article, or more likely, series of articles.

Having braved all of the hazards of divorce, having made the difficult decisions needed to settle your differences with your spouse in a compromised agreement, and having waited out the year-long separation period r [Read more…]

Charleston Divorce Attorneys | The Ins and Outs of Prenuptial Agreements

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Prenuptial agreements are an under-utilized tool for reducing the conflict and cost associated with divorce. The reasons that prenups are so rare are easy to discern: they take the “romance” out of divorce, they can be expensive and time-consuming to obtain, they are “only for the rich,” etc. Without dwelling on those issues (all of which can be debunked by experienced Charleston divorce attorneys), let’s examine the things one can do, cannot do, and must do with a prenuptial agreement.

What Can I Do With a Prenuptial Agreement in South Carolina?

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Charleston Family Court Lawyer | Can I Be Reimbursed for my Attorney’s Fees?

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Let’s be frank: most people’s idea of a good time is not spending thousands of dollars on a Charleston Family Court lawyer. Most people, when spending thousands of dollars on anything, want it to be on something tangible, or something fun, like a new car, a vacation, a child’s college tuition. Spending money on a Charleston Family Court lawyer can be made even less pleasant when you’re being led down the path of divorce by what you perceive to be your spouse’s unilateral wrongdoing, and can be complicated by the drastic financial impact already being wrought [Read more…]

Family Court Attorney in Charleston | Manage Costs, and Make Wise Decisions

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How to Manage the Cost of Your Family Court Case

Be sure you do your homework before hiring a Family Court Attorney in Charleston.

It generally will do you no good, and most likely will actively harm you, if you seek the services of an attorney who does not have substantial experience in Family Court. Every area of practice is so different, and the requirements for keeping up in every area so diverse and numerous, it is even more important than ever to seek an experienced Family Court attorney in Charleston[Read more…]

Charleston Family Court Attorney | The Perils of Self-Representation

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As a Charleston Family Court attorney, I’ve encountered many potential clients who are either attempting to represent themselves in Family Court or have already finished represented themselves in a Family Court case. Each of these types encounter problems with the self-representation process that either require the immediate attention of an experienced lawyer or may have been screwed up past the point where even the best Charleston divorce lawyer can help.

As a matter of full disclosure, the South Carolina [Read more…]

Charleston Family Court Lawyers | 10 Ways to Ruin Your Family Court Case

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Charleston Family Court Lawyers | 10 Ways to Ruin Your Family Court Case

If you really, really want to lose in Family Court (and yes, there is a very broad definition of “losing” in Family Court, but for our purposes here, it means “fail to obtain your objectives”) it is really not that hard. Do the things I have outlined here, and you can lose big time. To the contrary, help yourself by AVOIDING these items:

1) Get your kids involved in your fight.

Nothing makes professionals – including Family Court judges – [Read more…]

Divorce Attorneys in Charleston | Everybody Needs a Good Lawyer

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Everybody needs a good mechanic, a good plumber, and a great lawyer on speed dial at all times.

You never want to get caught broken down on the side of the road, with a toilet flooding your bathroom, or embroiled in a legal controversy without having somebody you know, trust, and that you can reach in a moment’s notice.

Even if the trouble with your car is the transmission, and your mechanic can’t such a specialized problem, wouldn’t you trust your guy to point you in the direction of a trustworthy transmission guy? Maybe you’re getting a pool installed, and your plumber ca [Read more…]

Divorce Lawyers in Charleston | What to Expect at Your First Meeting

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Going in for the very first meeting with a divorce lawyer in Charleston you may or may not choose to employ? What should you reasonably expect? Here are some things I would include on your list:

1. Were you promptly and politely greeted (both on the phone when you made your appointment as well as when you arrived for your appointment)?

2. Was the law office neat, clean and welcoming when you arrived and while you waited?

3. If you were asked to fill out forms, were you told why these forms were necessary?

4. Did you have ample time to complete these forms?

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Charleston Divorce Lawyer | Selling Your House During Divorce

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I recently made a social media connection with a gentleman by the name of Bill Gassett, a real estate agent in Massachusetts who has done some wonderful blog work on issues pertaining to divorce and real estate. One article he wrote struck me as something that could be particularly helpful to my clients and potential clients, on the issue of selling your house [Read more…]

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