Certain issues are a part of every divorce: division of marital property, and, if there are children, custody of those children. But what happens in marriages in which the marital “property” includes frozen embryos from IVF procedures? Is there s…
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Marriage can be hard. In many ways, a marriage in which one or both spouses is in the military can be even harder, with the deployments and other challenges military families face. It is no surprise that military divorce rates are slightly higher tha…
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Not so many generations ago, families in this country tended to stay put. Adults often worked for the same company much of their adult lives. People dated and married others in their community and settled down there. Children grew up near grandparent…
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As every divorced or separated parent knows, co-parenting between separate households is difficult. Parents often have different routines and rules, not to mention different opinions on larger issues, such as whether the child needs counseling or whi…
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Any military spouse can tell you that deployment is hard on a marriage. But if you’re reading this blog post, chances are you don’t need someone else to tell you about the stresses of deployment. Whether you are the spouse keeping the home fires…
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Stephanie Brinkley sat down with Ryan Bauerle for The ABA Family Law Podcast Series to discuss “Issues Attorneys Face in ART Practice.” Stephanie became an attorney specializing in Assisted Reproduction Technology and Adoption as she learned abou…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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Since founding Brinkley Law Firm in 2011, attorney Stephanie Brinkley has helped families grow and expand by navigating them through the legal challenges surrounding Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) and Adoption. As an attorney who focuses on f… Read More