Criminal Defense, Family & Divorce Law, Personal Injury Attorney in Greenville, SC
Domestic violence, whether it is emotional or physical, can leave scars that last a lifetime. This is particularly true if child custody issues are involved. A parent that has a history of abuse towards a child or other family member may have limitations placed on their right to visit the child, or may even lose […]
No one ever gets in their car expecting to be in a car accident, but unfortunately, motor vehicle crashes happen every day. If you happen to be one of the unlucky people that gets in an accident, the crash and the aftermath can be very overwhelming and frightening. That is why it is important to […]
Alimony in divorces is typically ordered as a way to prevent one spouse from facing financial struggles resulting from the divorce. Alimony payments will keep the standard of living stable for both spouses during and after the divorce is over. Courts will usually order alimony, or spousal support, when one of the spouses is unable […]
When we think about adoption, we generally think of infants and children being involved. However, South Carolina, like many other states, allows you to adopt anyone that is over the age of 18 too. These are a little more straightforward than traditional adoptions and don’t typically require background checks or other extensive investigations. However, you’ll […]
A South Carolina man is being held on a $55,000 bond after attempting to murder his teenage cousin for eating his potato chips. Ryan Langdale, of Colleton County, turned himself in to police after officers were called to the home where the cousin had been shot. To begin with, both Langdale, 19, and the victim, […]
We’ve all seen television shows and heard of people that have been arrested for a crime that they didn’t really commit. Even if you didn’t commit the crime, you still have to remember that anything you say can be used against you in a court of law, and you have the right to an attorney. […]
Following the landmark decision of Obergefell et al. v. Hodges, many Americans were for the first time free to marry the person of their choice. Of course, like any marriage, LGBTQ marriages are not always forever. But when a same-sex (or “nontraditional”) married couple must divorce, there are often complications that South Carolina judges may […]
Over the past decade, college campuses around the country have been cracking down on hazing, with colleges frequently suspending fraternities and sororities. Of the 47 Greek organizations on the University of South Carolina’s campus (28 fraternities and 19 sororities), The State reports that 10 of them had college hazing violations in the 2017-18 school year. […]
The cliché about sexual harassment is that it involves cat calls or the boss coming into your office with an overt offer of promotion in exchange for sex. While this definitely happens, more often sexual harassment is insidious and hidden. It occurs in private, between two people, without witnesses. Wrongdoers choose to act in the […]
Alimony: No longer the big tax write off In a move that’s supposed to create $6.9 billion dollars in revenue for the federal government, the tax burden for those paying alimony has now shifted in favor of those receiving payments — not paying them. The new “divorce penalty” for alimony tax will go into effect […]
