All parents have a duty to support their children, both financially and emotionally. When parents of children are no longer married to one another, the laws of South Carolina help determine how much child support should be paid by one party to the other. South Carolina...
With the Christmas and holiday season upon us, it’s an important time for parents to be aware of their court-ordered visitation schedule. Most visitation schedules change during a major holiday, especially if the children involved are of school age. Making this time as stress-free as possible...
When can I retire? Is there a golden age of retirement as it relates to alimony modification or termination? Some courts have set the age of 65 as the threshold age of retirement. For example, a California court in In Re Marriage of Reynolds held that no one...
In an earlier blog discussion, I addressed the issue of legally changing a minor child’s name. As Part Two of the Name Change Series, this discussion addresses the issue of legally changing an adult’s name. An adult woman who wishes to resume her maiden name can...
Do you want to change your child’s last name? There are several common reasons parents may seek, on behalf of their child, for the child’s name to be changed: a parent wishes for the child to have his/her last name, as opposed to the last...
In 2013, the State Legislature amended South Carolina Probate Code Section 62-2-507. Also known as the ‘revocation by divorce statute,' Section 62-2-507 revokes a testator’s will to the extent necessary to omit an ex-spouse from inheriting from the testator’s estate. The 2013 amendment expanded the ‘revocation...