Posts Tagged: child custody

What is Kinship Care? When the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) is involved with a child, they may deem it necessary to remove

“The Hague Convention” means that What is “settled” is settled, at least for now. In a June 2016 ruling, the Fourth Circuit upheld a district

Based on my experiences in life and as a lawyer, I find most people, including family court judges, do not take kindly to a parent’s

In South Carolina family law, family courts often look to two standard visitation schedules. Moreover, their accompanying guidelines as a guiding star for parents and

Summer is just around the corner, which means now is the time to look at summer plans for your children, including their summer family visitation

Military service often requires sudden relocation or long deployments, which can complicate child custody arrangements for parents in active duty. To address these challenges, many

Even if you have never been involved in a child custody dispute, you have probably heard the phrase, “What’s in the best interest of the

Mediation has become an integral part of dispute resolution in South Carolina courts. More and more often, parties must participate in a mediation process before

When a child is first born, an unwed father possesses an opportunity no other male possesses to develop a relationship with his offspring – Lehr v.

[T]he interest of parents in the care, custody, and control of their children is perhaps the oldest of the fundamental liberty interests recognized by this