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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 Lawyers | Child Support After Emancipation

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

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Charleston Family Court lawyers are frequently asked about the possibility of extending child support obligations beyond the age of emancipation, which, in South Carolina, is 18 or upon graduation from high school, whichever is latest, but never past age 19.

Frequently, the context of this question concerns the payment of college-related expenses, which is actually a separate issue altogether from the issue of child su [Read more…]

Filed Under: Child Support, testing, Uncategorized Tagged With: charleston family court lawyers, child support, emancipation

Charleston Family Law Attorneys | Notice Requirement in Adoption Cases

August 19, 2014 By Patricia O. DeTreville Leave a Comment

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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 a biological father living in Oklahoma. While that case ultimately was decided by the US Supreme Court, and included issues of whether the child was a member of an Indian tribe, issues of notice were also argued. In any adoption case, the issue of notice to the people who are necessary to the cas [Read more…]

Filed Under: Adoption, Best Interest of the Child, Current Events, Custody, Termination of Parental Rights, testing, Uncategorized Tagged With: adoption, charleston family law attorneys, notice, termination of parental rights

Charleston Family Law Attorney | Top 5 Ways to Solve Problems in Family Court

July 30, 2014 By Patricia O. DeTreville 1 Comment

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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 your spouse, feel free to hire that attorney who was pounding the desk when you first met, and/or telling you that he/she would “take your spouse to the cleaners” – such behavior, and such words, are warnings to you that you are [Read more…]

Filed Under: Divorce, Separation, testing, Uncategorized Tagged With: charleston family law attorney, experienced attorney, family court, reasonable attorney

Charleston Family Lawyer | Top Questions Our Clients Ask

July 28, 2014 By Patricia O. DeTreville Leave a Comment

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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 can I date?”

Perhaps not surprisingly, this is the most commonly asked question, week after week, year after year. Simply put, having a physical relationship [Read more…]

Filed Under: Abandonment, Adultery, Alimony, Divorce, Equitable Division, Fees, Marital Fault, Separation, testing, Uncategorized Tagged With: abandonment, adultery, Charleston family lawyer, proof of adultery

Charleston Divorce Attorney | Custody and Military Deployment

July 6, 2014 By J. Michael DeTreville Leave a Comment

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A recent custody case in Michigan highlighted the perils that military parents may face when involved in a custody matter, particularly when on deployment.  In that case, Matthew Hindes, active-duty Navy personnel who was deployed on a submarine in the Pacific Ocean, was threatened not just with the loss of his child, but also jail time and fines for failing to appear at a scheduled custody hearing.  Ultimately, the local family court [Read more…]

Filed Under: Current Events, Custody, Military, testing, Uncategorized Tagged With: charleston divorce attorney, custody, military deployment, Military Parent Equal Protection Act, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

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…]

Filed Under: Current Events, Divorce, Marital Fault, Physical Cruelty, Self-Representation, testing, Uncategorized Tagged With: charleston family court lawyer, my sister's house, order of protection, physical cruelty

Charleston Divorce Lawyer | Custody and a Child’s Preference

June 30, 2014 By J. Michael DeTreville Leave a Comment

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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…]

Filed Under: Best Interest of the Child, Custody, Divorce, Guardian ad litem, testing, Uncategorized, Visitation Tagged With: best interests of child, charleston divorce lawyer, child's preference, custody, guardian ad litem

Divorce Lawyer in Charleston SC | Holidays with the Kids

June 19, 2014 By Patricia O. DeTreville Leave a Comment

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As a long-time divorce lawyer in Charleston SC, I have seen an entire generation of children processed (literally) through the court system as part of their parents’ divorce. Along the way, these children, many now adults with children of their own, have been analyzed, scrutinized, poked, prodded, debated, and carefully considered. Decisions and rulings beyond number have been made for them, and in their best interests, all as determined by the system. What we discover at this point, however, is that these children feel that they have not been heard, and they definitely have [Read more…]

Filed Under: Agreements, Best Interest of the Child, Custody, Holidays, testing, Uncategorized, Visitation Tagged With: best interests of the child, divorce lawyer in charleston sc, holidays

Divorce Attorneys in Charleston | Making Summers Easier on the Kids

June 17, 2014 By Patricia O. DeTreville Leave a Comment

Divorced or separated parents have to live, day by day, with the consequences to their children of the choices which they make as adults. Good choices for the children can be difficult to make, in the “fog” of separation or divorce. Whether you are separated, thinking about separation, divorced, or in the middle of a case on either, here are some suggestions from experienced divorce attorneys in Charleston for handling your extended summer times with your children:

1) Don’t use this time to say bad things about your children’s other parent or members of their family.[Read more…]

Filed Under: Best Interest of the Child, Current Events, Custody, Holidays, testing, Uncategorized, Visitation Tagged With: divorce attorneys in charleston, summer communication co-parenting visitation contact children

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