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Charleston Divorce Lawyers | 3 Things You Must Do When Considering Divorce

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One of the challenges all Charleston divorce lawyers deal with at the outset of a case is having a client who is not prepared to begin the process. Often times, this cannot be avoided and a client is surprised by the filing, but in many cases divorce is something that is contemplated long before the papers have been filed.

If you are contemplating filing, or fear that your spouse may be contemplating filing, here are three steps you can take prior to retaining counsel to make the process easier: [Read more…]

Charleston Divorce Lawyers | Custody and Unmarried Parents

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A dispute over custody of a child is one of the most stressful and grueling processes that Charleston divorce lawyers can help their clients face. While child custody disputes are often difficult enough between a divorcing couple, two individuals who are not married and have a child between them can add an extra layer of complexity to an already complex situation. [Read more…]

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

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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…]

Charleston Divorce Lawyers | Holiday Survival Guide

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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 survive the holidays:

1) Follow the rules.

If you and your former spouse, or your separated spouse, have rules in place to govern the holidays, follow those rules. If you wanted to make changes, or ask for changes, or negotiate changes, this is not the time; that should have been done earlier, say in the summ [Read more…]

James Island Divorce Lawyers | Loving Your Kids After Divorce

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It’s almost Valentine’s Day. Here is some holiday advice from our James Island divorce lawyers on giving your children special gifts when they are experiencing the divorce or separation of their parents.

Every holiday brings strain to children whose parents are divorced, going through a divorce, or just separated – no matter how long it has been since their parents have been together.

Father and/or Mother may now have a new spouse (stepfather or stepmother), a significant other, or just a new boyfriend or girlfriend. There may or may not be loving grandparents in the pictu [Read more…]

Charleston Divorce: Can I Withhold Visitation From a Parent Who Is Behind on Child Support?

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Every day we see custodial parents who are pushed to the brink by unpaid child support obligations. The child support system in South Carolina can be slow, and it certainly is imperfect, so it can seem to a parent struggling because of unpaid support that the system doesn’t work, or even worse, doesn’t care.

These feelings lead often to lead to thoughts of self-help; “if the system can’t make him pay child support maybe I can.” And what is the only “bargaining chip” a custodial parent may have in their relationship with the non-paying parent [Read more…]

Charleston Divorce Lawyer: “Aggressive” or Problem Solver?

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So, I try to keep up with the legal blogs being written by other divorce attorneys in Charleston, both as a means of not only keeping myself abreast of developments in the local legal community but also as a means of keeping my mind open to new and different ways to think about issues common to the community at large. There are several that are really good, and each has carved out a bit of niche for themselves in the “blogosphere.” I am resolved to sharing the information and updates that are out there; it doesn’t matter that these folks are my competitors, good writing is [Read more…]

Charleston Divorce Lawyers: South Carolina’s Mandatory Reporting Laws

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Charleston Divorce Lawyers: South Carolina’s Mandatory Reporting Laws

The whole country has been following the sad and almost unbelievable story coming out of Penn State University of their football program since last November. If, for some reason you have not, the football program has been embroiled in scandal concerning the multiple failures by their coaching staff and school administration to report the sexually abusive behavior of former coach Jerry Sandusky. Sandu [Read more…]

Charleston Divorce Lawyers: The Standard Visitation Generation

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Our Charleston divorce lawyers have seen at least one generation of children grow up with the “standard visitation” regimen of living with Mom and spending “every other weekend” with Dad. Children did not like it, still don’t like it, and have suffered under this routine. What do children say when asked about this routine, which includes sharing holidays, travelling distances, splitting summers, and all the rest? Many of them are young adults now and they are not shy about their opinions:

1) They hate travelling on holidays. [Read more…]

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