(150+)Guardianships and Conservatorships Under South Carolina Law
South Carolina law provides for both guardianships and conservatorships, both of which may occur when a family member becomes incapacitated …
Read MoreDifferent Types of Custody Under South Carolina Law
Under S.C. Code Ann. § 63-15-210, there are two different types of custody – physical custody, which is the parent …
Read MoreHow Does a Court Decide Child Custody in South Carolina?
Under South Carolina law, judges make child custody determinations based on the best interests of the child. There are a …
Read MoreDads and Divorce: Being a Greater Part of Your Children’s Lives
In the not-so-distant past, it was widely assumed that mothers received custody of children in divorces and fathers paid child …
Read MoreLife Insurance, Alimony, and Child Support Payments
When you are in the midst of a divorce, an order for your soon-to-be-ex-spouse to pay you alimony and/or child …
Read MoreAlimony and South Carolina Law
The divorce laws in many states recognize the “ten year rule,” which is a legal principle that affects how alimony …
Read MoreFinancial Declarations and Your South Carolina Divorce
When you learn that you have to complete a financial declaration form in your divorce or family law matter, you …
Read MoreDoes Adultery Affect Alimony in a South Carolina Divorce?
In some states, evidence of adultery is irrelevant as far as divorce proceedings are concerned, and a divorce judge will …
Read MoreCan Social Security Benefits be Divided in Divorce?
Clients going through a divorce from a long marriage go through the difficult process of trying to divide up …
Read MoreGrandparent Custody and Visitation: “Best Interest of the Child”
If a grandparent can show that he or she, or both, is a “de facto custodian” of the child, then the grandparent may seek custody or visitation of the grandchild. The grandparent must prove by clear and convincing evidence, pursuant to S.C. Code Ann…
Read More
