Category: Family Law

SC same-sex marriage: Judge Sets Oct. 23 Deadline for Briefs

COLUMBIA, SC — A federal judge is undecided on whether to hear arguments in person from attorneys representing S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley and Attorney General Alan Wilson as well as lawyers representing a married Lexington County same sex couple. Judge Michelle Childs said Tuesday she will decide later, most likely in November, whether she will […]

Wilson Continues Defense of Gay Marriage Ban

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson continued to defend the state’s ban on same sex marriage Monday, despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to address lower court rulings declaring such unions a constitutional right. WASHINGTON – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson continued to defend the state’s ban on same sex marriage Monday, despite the […]

How Does the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Apply to South Carolina

All across the country we are seeing a significant change in the tide concerning the ban on gay marriage. Almost every other day, we hear of another state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage has been overturned. At this time, 14 states have seen their constitutional bans on gay marriage overturned since the United States Supreme […]

What You Need to Know About South Carolina’s Family Court System

The idea of filing an action in the Family Court system in South Carolina, whether it be for divorce, asset division, support, or child custody and visitation matters, may appear to many people to be a quick and easy task. Nowadays, more and more forms are being made available to the public in an effort to allow litigants to represent themselves without […]

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