A signature at the bottom of a legal document does not guarantee absolute protection in a family court. Spouses entering a divorce often assume that a prenuptial agreement definitively settles all financial disputes before they even begin. The reality is far more complex. When significant assets, business interests, or heavy alimony obligations are at stake, […]
When a marriage ends due to a spouse’s infidelity, the emotional fallout is immediate. But the legal and financial realities follow closely behind. If you are facing a divorce involving allegations of cheating, the financial exposure can be massive. One of the most urgent questions clients ask is how the affair changes the financial outcome […]
A final divorce decree provides closure, but it rarely freezes your financial life in place forever. Years after a judge signs the original order, jobs change. Businesses grow or fail. Teenagers become significantly more expensive to raise than toddlers. When these life events happen, the child support order you agreed to three years ago can […]
You spent months—maybe years—fighting for a fair custody agreement. You went through mediation, perhaps a trial, and finally received a court order outlining exactly how custody and visitation are supposed to work. Then, your ex decides to treat that judge’s order like a casual suggestion. Dealing with a child custody order violation in South Carolina […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
