In any custody determination, the Court looks at several factors to decide which parent should be awarded custody of the child. These factors can include:
1) whether one parent is unfit to serve as a custodian;
2) if one parent has served as the child’s primary caregiver;
3) if one parent has engaged in some sort of misconduct that would render him or her less suited to serve as a custodian;
4) if one parent is more suited to serve as custodian as a result of personal attributes or accomplishments, greate [Read more…]
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 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…]
Charleston Divorce Lawyer | Custody and a Child’s Preference
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 Divorce Lawyer | Selling Your House During Divorce
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…]
Charleston Divorce: Child Visitation with Skype and Facetime
NPR recently did an interesting piece about infants and toddlers and the increasing screen time they receive in our tech-driven world. Suffice to say, doctors, parenting specialists, and others in the know all universally agree: passive screen time (movies, shows, games, etc.) for children two years and younger has a negative impact [Read more…]