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Restraining Orders in South Carolina (and how to fight them)

Restraining Orders in South Carolina (and how to fight them)

Parents Not Required to Pay for Child's Extracurricular Activities

New York's Child Support Standard's Act (CSSA) mandates that parents pay for certain un-reimbursed medical, dental and daycare expenses. However, the law does not mandate payments for extracurricular activities.

Divorce in Missouri

Sometimes real life gets in the way, and a couple finds that it isn’t healthy to stay in a relationship.

Relocation After Divorce

After a divorce has become finalized, parents with minor children from that marriage may desire to move away from the town, city, county or state where they lived during the marriage.

Basden v. Boyster

Father and mother never wed, but a child was born. Initially mother had sole custody, father had standard visitation. Events changed over the next couple of years and father retained my services. An action was brought to have custody place with father. At trial, the Court awarded custody to father. Mother objected and appealed the matter. Matter was affirmed on appeal with the Court of Appeals found (as the trial court found) that father was more stable than mother, had kept a calendar of times with the mother, had paid the child support ordered, and other factors from trial and affirmed the custody being place with father.

Jackman v. Account Specialists

State law (since statehood) required husband to be responsible for medical bills of wife. Court of appeals found the statute to be unconstitutional. As a result, the next legislative secession, the law was changed to make both spouses responsible for the medical debts or necessities of the other spouse.

Divorce, Property Division, Debts and Alimony

Basic principles of divorce, property division and alimony.

Grandparenting/Visitation Time

Grandparent Parenting or Visitation time with their grandchildren if the parent(s) say no.

Guardianship and Conservatorship

Guardianship and Conservatorship for an Adult

Minor Guardianships

Obtaining a guardianship over a minor.

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