Emergency, Expedited and Temporary Hearings in South Carolina
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of our lives, here in South Carolina and across the entire United States. While our law offices have made every effort to continue operations as normally as possible under the circumstances, most courts have been closed. This has been causing chaos and questions for many families with shared…
Read MoreIs My Ex-Spouse Hiding Assets During Our Divorce?
One of the uncomfortable parts of divorce is sorting out your marital assets and property. Whether you’ve been married for one year or for 20 years, in South Carolina each spouse has the right to an equitable division of property. If your divorce is uncontested and amicable, you and your spouse may be able to…
Read MoreThe Reliability of Eyewitness Testimony
Eyewitness testimony, at least on film and television, can be dramatic and turn a trial completely around. In real life, however, eyewitness accounts aren’t typically so exciting and sometimes don’t even make it to the trial stage of the criminal justice process. Much research has shown that our memories aren’t as accurate as we might…
Read MoreRemarriages and Premarital Agreements
As our life expectancies grow longer and we’re able to better enjoy our senior years, remarrying after the death or divorce or a spouse is increasingly commonplace. Remarriages bring up different and more complicated issues than marrying for the first time. For example, you and your new spouse may each have children from previous relationships,…
Read MoreDivorce and the need for a Qualified Domestic Relations Order
What is a Qualified Domestic Relations Order? A Qualified Domestic Relations Order or QDRO is an order issued by the family court which allows you to access a portion of your spouse’s pension and/or retirement plan, such as 401(k) and IRAs. By itself, a divorce decree will not allow you to access the pension and/or…
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