South Carolina’s Divorce & Family Laws
All About Child Support in South Carolina
As child support lawyers in Charleston, South Carolina, we are frequently asked how child support is calculated. In this article you will learn what child support is in SC, how child support is calculated, and circumstances when the family court may order more or less...
How to Prepare for Court in South Carolina
As attorneys in Charleston, South Carolina, we write many articles about the law concerning personal injury claims, criminal defense, family court, and so many other legal topics. However, it occurs to us that sometimes we may overlook the “basics.” One of these...
What to Do If You Receive a Deposition Notice in South Carolina
As a criminal lawyer in Charleston, SC, we're involved in depositions in family court cases, personal injury claims, and many more types of cases. In a previous post, "Surviving a Deposition - A Witness's Guide," we examined how to "survive" the questions asked during...
A Charleston Lawyer’s BEST Answer to EVERY Legal Question
I've been a lawyer in Charleston, South Carolina for 20 years and I've been asked THOUSANDS of legal questions. Family law, personal injury, criminal defense, DUI, employment law, business law - you name it, and someone has asked it. Of course, there's also the most...
How to Collect Your Legal Fees in South Carolina
Oftentimes our lawyers in Charleston, South Carolina are asked if a client can collect their attorney's fees if they win their case. In South Carolina, attorney’s fees can only be recovered by contract, statute, or (less commonly) for "equitable indemnification." For...
Surviving a Deposition in South Carolina – A Witness’s Guide
Because our lawyers in Charleston, South Carolina handle auto accident claims, personal injury lawsuits, and family law cases such as divorces, we’ve been involved in hundreds of depositions. If you’re ever involved in a lawsuit, whether it is a divorce in family...
How to Deal with a Difficult Attorney
In a previous post, we examined whether an aggressive lawyer is an effective lawyer. In this post, we discuss how to deal with an aggressive / difficult lawyer on the other side of a case. If you do enough litigation work, whether it is family, civil, or criminal,...
How to Tell if Your Spouse is Hiding Income & Assets in Your Divorce
As divorce lawyers in Mount Pleasant, SC, we know that the first thing divorcing couples lose is TRUST. Due to wounding feelings and disillusionment over the failed marriage, it is only natural that one or more of the parties begins to question everything in the...
Divorcing Someone Who Has a Personality Disorder
In a previous post, we examined how mental health issues lead to “high conflict” divorces and custody battles. In this article, our Charleston divorce lawyers explain and examine what happens when you divorce someone who has a personality disorder. Divorcing a Spouse...
Beware of Cheap Legal Services in South Carolina
These are hard economic times, and lawyers aren’t immune either. So, it should come as no surprise that many lawyers are more competitive about what they charge their clients. There is nothing inherently bad about competition and lower rates for clients. However, I’ve...
How Do You Annul a Marriage in South Carolina?
There are generally two ways for a couple to end a marriage in South Carolina: divorce and annulment. Divorces can only be granted on specific grounds allowed by statute, and those grounds are one-year continuous separation, adultery, physical cruelty, habitual...
Are “Aggressive” Lawyers “Effective” Lawyers?
Practicing law in the South, especially in Charleston, SC, is remarkably genteel. In fact, the practice of law in Charleston is so well-mannered that in 2001 the ABA Journal ran, as its cover story, an article regarding southern collegiality and practicing law here in...
