South Carolina’s Divorce & Family Laws
How to Get an Order of Protection or a Restraining Order in South Carolina
Because the attorneys of Futeral & Nelson, LLC are both criminal defense attorneys and family court lawyers, we've helped clients get restraining orders or family court orders of protection in Charleston, Dorchester, and Berkeley Counties. In this article, we...
How Do You Legally Change Your Name in South Carolina?
As Charleston divorce lawyers who handle name changes, we're often asked about how to change a name (or my child's name) in South Carolina. Legal name changes generally fall in one of three categories: (1) resuming a maiden name after a divorce; (2) changing an...
How to Represent Yourself in a South Carolina Divorce
As a Charleston divorce lawyer with over 29 years of experience, I don’t recommend that anyone represent themselves in their divorce. As the saying goes, “If you think hiring a professional is expensive, wait until you hire an amateur!” In many cases, I’ve helped...
How Long Does It Take to Get Divorced in South Carolina?
As a divorce lawyer in Charleston, South Carolina, clients frequently ask me how long it takes to get a divorce. Some divorces in South Carolina take months while other divorces can take over a year. Whether your divorce drags on or not depends on several things...
How to Change Child Custody in South Carolina
As a child custody attorney in Charleston, I've dealt with many cases where a client wants to know how to change custody after their divorce. In South Carolina, the family court always has the power to modify a previous court order of custody whether the order is for...
What is a Reasonable Legal Fee for Lawyers in South Carolina?
In a recent family court case I was involved in, a lawyer who has practiced law for 3 years and who has filed only 4 family court cases in Charleston asked the court to award $300 per hour for legal fees. To put this lawyer’s hourly rate into perspective, many family...
The Psychology and Legality of Cheating
Unfortunately, around 50% of all marriages will end in divorce. As a divorce lawyer in Charleston, I know that many of those divorces involve a husband or wife who cheats. In this broadcast of Legally Speaking, my co-host Tina Willis and I are joined by Dr. Jennifer...
What Happens if You Violate a Family Court Order in South Carolina?
As Charleston divorces lawyers, we've handled many Rules to Show Cause for contempt of family court orders in South Carolina. A contempt action, otherwise known as a Rule to Cause, occurs when someone is alleged to have violated an order such as failing to pay child...
How Do You Prove Paternity in South Carolina?
In South Carolina, a man is presumed to be the father of any child born as a result of his marriage to his wife. Determining paternity for children born outside of a marriage is a little more complicated. An action to declare or determine paternity can be brought by...
What is a Prenuptial Agreement in South Carolina?
As Charleston divorce attorneys, we know the value of a prenuptial agreement for our clients. In this article, we will explain what a prenuptial is, whether South Carolina courts enforce these agreements, the right ways to prepare a prenuptial agreement, and what to...
How Does Social Media Impact a South Carolina Divorce?
As Charleston divorce attorneys, we frequently deal with issues that stem from a couple’s use of social media during their divorce. Social media provides an open forum for anyone going through the pain of a divorce to vent their feelings to all of their friends and...
How Should Lawyers Handle Conflict with Other Lawyers?
I have an expression - “Good lawyers don’t just try cases; they try to resolve them.” Why do I mean by that? I mean that good try to find a resolution that minimizes their client’s attorney fees, reduces their client’s exposure in court, and resolves their client’s...
