When you hire a divorce lawyer, you like to think that he or she will represent your best interests and stay with the case until the end. Unfortunately, lawyers sometimes terminate clients in the middle of a case. There are a number of reasons why this happens.  Some examples: ● Unforeseen conflict of interest ● Ethics violation ● Non-payment of fees ● A client who ceases communication or routinely disregards his or Read More

Should I Stay or Should I Go If you and your spouse have decided to pursue a divorce, you may be wondering if you should stay in the family home or move out. As with most things involving divorce, there isn’t always a clear-cut answer. Both of you are likely emotionally and financially invested in the home. So how do you decide whether to move out or wait until your spouse does? Safety Considerations You have two Read More

Going through a divorce is already an emotional, stressful, time consuming, and expensive process. What can make the whole process even more difficult is walking away from your divorce with a credit score that you don’t recognize. The truth is, sharing credit with your spouse may be a great thing, but during a divorce, your soon to be ex’s financial decisions could adversely affect your financial picture. If you are Read More

One of the most important issues in a divorce or custody dispute is showing your income—and ensuring that your spouse accurately portrays his or her own income. If your spouse has a traditional, salaried position with a single company, then challenging their disclosures to the court regarding income will most likely be straightforward and easy to disprove with use of a W-2 or tax returns. However, when a spouse is Read More

The start of a new year is a time when many of us take the opportunity to reevaluate our lives and see if we’re living in the healthiest and most fulfilling way we can. When the holiday season is full of fighting, rather than feelings of togetherness, we find that many people decide the new year might be the right time to consider a divorce.  If you find yourself in that boat, a knowledgeable South Carolina family Read More

In an opinion recently issued by the South Carolina Court of Appeals, the justices considered the claims of a woman who alleged that she should be granted a divorce based on her husband’s habitual intoxication. The case in question is Miteva v. Robinson. The case centers on a couple who were married in 2007 and who filed for divorce in 2011. The couple had no children together, but each had their own children from Read More

As we discussed in a prior post on this blog, South Carolina family courts issue orders on a wide range of subjects to bring the judge’s decisions into effect. Even after the judge has spoken on a particular matter and issued orders which are legally binding on the parties, some people still refuse to do as they were instructed by the court. One of the most powerful methods of forcing parties to comply with court Read More

If you’re involved in a divorce or custody dispute in South Carolina, court orders are the means by which a judge’s decisions become legally-binding instructions, and through which penalties against disobeying parties can be enforced. Read on to learn about court orders and how they are created. In a future post, we will discuss how court orders can be enforced, and the consequences that someone violating an order Read More

Financial issues can have a major impact on the success of your marriage. Statistics reveal that one of the most common reasons couples cite as the cause of their divorce is conflict over money. If you’re planning a wedding, take this opportunity to discuss with your spouse how and to what extent you wish to merge your finances, and consider the following guidelines in the process. Make all of your debts known: When Read More

In a recent case before the South Carolina Court of Appeals, a mother who prevented her children from seeing their father was sanctioned by the court for disobeying the couple’s custody agreement. The case, titled Noojin v. Noojin, centered around a custodial dispute between a couple who had divorced in 2011. The couple reached an agreement where the mother was awarded primary custody, and the father received Read More