Category: Family Law

When States Compete Over Your Child: Breaking Down Shoemaker v. Thacher

Sometimes a case comes along that we believe every parent should understand, even if it never makes the evening news. Allison Shoemaker v. Zachary Thacher is one of those cases. It is a favorable opinion we received from the South Carolina Court of Appeals that shines a bright light on interstate custody disputes between parents. […]

Spouse Owned Businesses in Family Court

Often times spouses co-own a business or businesses and find themselves going through divorce. Both spouses work daily at the business, each in a respective role to ensure the smooth running of the business. But what happens in the case of a litigated divorce? Do both spouses continue to come to the same workplace each […]

How a Court Appointed Sequestrator or Receiver Can Save a Family-Owned Business

Divorcing spouses who operate a business together that supports the family may not have their hands in every single aspect of the business. One spouse may rely upon the other to handle the books of the business while the other performs the labor associated with the business trusting that the other is properly handling the […]

A Brief Explanation of the Family Court Process

If you find yourself in the position of having to endure a contested divorce or custody case, there is a general (but not always consistent) process that will take place. The purpose of this article is to discuss the general guideposts of a litigated divorce, custody or modification case, and generally what to expect during […]

Carrie Warner Celebrated for Dedication to the Field of Law

Carrie Warner has been included in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Read more here.

Presentation to the South Carolina Bar on September 27, 2016

In my presentation to the South Carolina Bar on September 27, 2016, I will be discussing how civil unions are affected by the marriage equality ruling granting same sex marriage to all U.S. citizens. A civil union is a legal status created by the state of Vermont in 2000 and subsequently by the states of […]

Can You Protect Yourself From Your Future Spouse’s Debt?

Should I Separate Financially from My Husband? QUESTION: I am in the process of getting married for the fourth time to a man who has been married twice before. We are both 65, and each of us has children by prior marriages, all of whom are grown. Although he has had some financial reversals in the […]

Long-awaited victory for same-sex couples

Friday, June 26, 2015 will go down as a landmark day in U.S. legal history. The long, anguishing wait over the constitutionality of gay marriage (Obergefell v. Hodges) finally ended, with a 5-4 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. The close, but decisive, victory upholds the sanctity and recognition of gay marriage—it is now, finally, […]

Same sex marriage Goes Before U.S. Supreme Court

Dire ramifications for South Carolina—and the nation There is a lot at stake in the case of DeBoer v. Snyder, a lawsuit originally filed by a lesbian couple on January 23, 2012 in Federal District Court challenging Michigan’s ban on same sex marriage. A ruling on March 21, 2014 in Federal District Court overturned the ban, but the Sixth […]

DOMA fight goes to South Carolina MSNBC

DOMA fight goes to South Carolina MSNBC

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