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Divorce Lawyer in Charleston SC | Transmutation and Special Equity

July 8, 2019 By J. Michael DeTreville Leave a Comment

One of the main issues every divorce lawyer in Charleston SC encounters is the division of marital property.

What constitutes marital property?

Marital property is all of the real and personal property, minus a few exceptions, that a couple gains from the date of marriage until the date of filing a Family Court action. The largest of these items of marital property are typically things like a home, retirement assets, and businesses.

What are the exceptions?

When a couple gets married, each person is likely to bring assets they acquired before the marriage into the [Read more…]

Filed Under: Divorce, Equitable Division, Marital Property, Separation, testing, Uncategorized Tagged With: divorce lawyer charleston sc, marital property, non-marital property, special equity, transmutation

Divorce Lawyer Charleston SC | Dividing Retirement Accounts

November 15, 2016 By J. Michael DeTreville Leave a Comment

Dividing Retirement Accounts | Divorce Lawyer Charleston SC

One very common type of asset that people will need to divide when they go through a divorce is their retirement accounts. While this seems, and can be fairly straightforward, you will need the assistance of a divorce lawyer Charleston SC to be sure it is done appropriately.

Do we just split them in half?

Maybe. You will divide any growth that accumulated to the account during the time of your marriage. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Divorce, Equitable Division, Marital Property, testing, Uncategorized Tagged With: divorce lawyers charleston sc, equitable division, marital property, qdro, retirement accounts

Charleston Divorce Lawyer | Selling Your House During Divorce

February 20, 2014 By J. Michael DeTreville 3 Comments

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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…]

Filed Under: Current Events, Divorce, Equitable Division, Marital Fault, Marital Property, Pre-Nuptial Agreements, testing, Uncategorized Tagged With: charleston divorce, charleston divorce attorneys, charleston divorce lawyer, marital home, marital property, transmutation

Divorce Lawyers in Charleston SC: Should I Leave the House?

November 26, 2013 By Patricia O. DeTreville Leave a Comment

One of the most common questions asked of divorce lawyers in Charleston SC is “should I leave the house?”  The decision as to who stays and who goes from the marital home can be complicated by a number of different factors:

Is personal safety an issue?

A marriage under stress resulting from physical abuse, drug or alcohol abuse, or abusive and demeaning behavior calls for personal safety to be the first consideration.  If you find yourself in a living situation wher [Read more…]

Filed Under: Divorce, Marital Fault, Separation, testing, Uncategorized Tagged With: divorce lawyers in charleston sc, marital home, marital property, physical abuse

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