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Divorce Lawyers Charleston SC | Don’t Represent Yourself in Family Court

January 4, 2019 By Patricia O. DeTreville Leave a Comment

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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 how to do it, for people who may not be thinking clearly in the stress of separation and divorce. Legislatures make the laws, and judges interpret and enforce them.

This does not mean that every piece of Family Law, or every statute, necessarily applies to you or to your family’s situation. It is the job of divorce [Read more…]

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Charleston Divorce Lawyers | 3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Represent Yourself

December 5, 2016 By J. Michael DeTreville Leave a Comment

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The decision to represent one’s own interests in court proceedings is never an easy one. Watching the drama play out in the unfolding Dylan Roof trial is a reminder of this. Mr. Roof, a white supremacist accused of perpetrating the horrifying Mother Emanuel shootings, recently petitioned the federal court to allow him to serve as his own attorney. It seems he recognized the gravity o [Read more…]

Filed Under: Current Events, Divorce, Negotiation, Self-Representation, testing, Uncategorized Tagged With: charleston divorce, charleston divorce lawyers, self-representation

Charleston Family Law Attorneys | Why Do Divorces Take So Long?

September 25, 2015 By Patricia O. DeTreville Leave a Comment

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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 slow? Please consider the following:

1) There are a limited number of judges for the Family Court.

Not only is there a shortage of judges, there doesn’t seem to be much interest in creating more seats. Our state legislature controls the funding for these positions, and the funding remains limited.

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Filed Under: Current Events, Divorce, Self-Representation, Separation, testing, Trial, Uncategorized Tagged With: charleston divorce, charleston family law attorneys, divorce lawyers in charleston sc

Charleston Lawyers | Conflict and Mediation, the Sanford Case Study

September 30, 2014 By Patricia O. DeTreville Leave a Comment

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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 constituents” on his personal life, and to announce he would finally retain the service [Read more…]

Filed Under: Adultery, Agreements, Contempt of Court, Current Events, Marital Fault, Mediation, Self-Representation, testing, Uncategorized Tagged With: charleston lawyers, contempt, jenny sanford, mark sanford, mediation, rule to show cause

Charleston Family Court Lawyer | Proving Physical Cruelty

July 2, 2014 By J. Michael DeTreville Leave a Comment

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South Carolina can be a dangerous place for a married or cohabiting woman. This state has a particularly rotten and well-deserved reputation for being a den of domestic violence. Every year, it seems South Carolina ranks #1 in the country for men killing women. As a Charleston Family Court lawyer, and one who keenly feels the need to help put a stop to this cycle of violence, I regularly me [Read more…]

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Charleston Family Court Attorney | The Perils of Self-Representation

April 14, 2014 By J. Michael DeTreville Leave a Comment

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…]

Filed Under: Current Events, Divorce, Equitable Division, Marital Property, Self-Representation, Separation, Technology, testing, Uncategorized Tagged With: alimony, charleston divorce, charleston family court attorney, charleston lawyers, property division, self-representation

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