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For many people, the divorce process feels like a dangerous minefield they must cross on their way to a new life after the end of their marriage. Divorce involves making a lot of decisions—some relatively minor, others that can change the course of… Read More

If you have been reading about divorce, or perhaps if you know someone who has recently ended their marriage, you may have heard about divorce coaching. For most people, the concept of a divorce coach is unfamiliar—and maybe a little intriguing. Wh… Read More

As surrogacy attorneys, we hear a lot of questions from parents about surrogacy and birth certificates: “In surrogacy, who goes on the birth certificate as parents?” “If I am not a biological parent, how do I get on the birth certificate for my… Read More

Many of the questions we get in our family law office are about dating while separated. People are often surprised to learn that there are some fairly significant risks involved in dating while separated in South Carolina. South Carolina residents ha… Read More

As a general rule, the divorce process is governed by the law of the state where at least one of the divorcing spouses lives. However, federal law can still have an impact on the divorce, especially when one or both spouses are in the military. If yo… Read More

In every country in the world, there are hopeful parents who want nothing more than to bring home a baby to expand their family. For many of those people, gestational surrogacy is the best way to create a child. Unfortunately, surrogacy is illegal in… Read More

A surrogacy agreement, or surrogacy contract, defines the rights and responsibilities to all parties to a surrogacy. When properly drafted, a surrogacy agreement protects both the intended parents and the surrogate, and helps the surrogacy experience… Read More

For any parent going through a divorce, the impact of divorce on children is a primary concern. We have all heard horror stories of children put in the middle of their parents’ nasty divorce, and many divorcing parents have, themselves, been childr… Read More