by tmwlaw | Apr 7, 2021 | Family Law
Temporary hearings, emergency hearings, and expedited hearings in the family court allow the parties to resolve pressing issues that just can’t wait for the trial or final divorce hearing to be scheduled. But what is the difference between temporary hearings,...
by tmwlaw | Mar 6, 2021 | Family Law
What is an Order for Separate Maintenance and Support in SC? Most people would call it a “legal separation,” although that’s not technically correct. South Carolina does not recognize “legal separation,” but the family court can issue an Order for Separate...
by tmwlaw | Feb 25, 2021 | Family Law
How do you get an annulment in SC? For most people, you don’t. You can’t get an annulment based on the short duration of your marriage, and you can’t get an annulment because the marriage wasn’t “consummated,” although you can get an annulment if you have never...
by tmwlaw | Feb 2, 2021 | Family Law
How is alimony calculated and what are the different types of alimony in SC? If you are considering divorce after 20 years of marriage, but your spouse was the primary breadwinner in the family, does that mean you will be destitute now? What if you gave up your...
by tmwlaw | Dec 24, 2020 | Family Law
If you are divorced, separated, or considering divorce and you have children, child support is probably one of the details that you are anxious to resolve. How will you support yourself and the children now that you are living on just one paycheck? Or, if your former...
by tmwlaw | Dec 22, 2020 | Family Law
Whether you will have full custody of your children and you are wondering how much child support your former spouse should pay, or your former spouse has full custody and you are wondering how much child support you must pay, you are going to want to know how to...