The relationship between intended parents and their surrogate, or gestational carrier, is like no other. The parties work together to bring a new life into the world and expand the intended parents’ family. Although the surrogate is fairly compensa… Read More

Stephanie Brinkley will be speaking at the 2021 Advanced Family Law Topics for the Bench and Bar on December 3, 2021. The speaking topic will be “Modern ART: Don’t Play Hide and Seek with Parental Rights. Parentage is Not a Game.” T… Read More

Stephanie Brinkley will present “Yours, Mine, and Ours – The Crossroad between Fertility and Family Law” at the 2021 Family Law Intensive CLE in Charleston, sponsored by the SC Bar Association. Come join us October 22rd through 24th, 2021.… Read More

In South Carolina, divorced parents are encouraged to maintain a strong relationship with their child and to support the child’s relationship with the other parent. Having a strong connection with both parents is almost always best for a child, and… Read More

Child custody is really two different things: legal custody, which has to do with who makes major decisions for a child, and physical custody, which refers to which adult a child lives with. With either physical custody or legal custody, there are va… Read More

When we speak of “custody,” it can mean a number of things. Generally, child custody is divided up into the categories of “physical custody” and “legal custody.” Physical custody, as most people know, is the parent with whom a child lives… Read More

It seems like a question with the most straightforward of answers: who is a parent? But the answer is not as simple as it seems at first glance. Is a parent someone who contributes genetic material to a child? Usually the answer is yes, but not alway… Read More

“The Crossover Between Fertility and Family Law: Top Tips for Effective Representation” Brinkley Law Firm’s own Stephanie Brinkley is speaking at the 2021 Family Law Intensive CLE in Charleston to be held at the Hyatt Place and Hyatt House Char… Read More