My spouse and I have been sleeping in separate rooms for years. Does that count as living separate and apart?
No. Spouses are not living "separate and apart" if they reside in the same house.
My former spouse hasn't paid child support for months/years? Is there anything I can do?
Yes. If there is an existing support order in place, you may file a Rule to Show Cause with the Cour...
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My spouse left me and the kids without any warning? Can I argue desertion?
Yes. However, because SC permits a divorce on the grounds of one-year continuous separation, this gr...
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Lynn Murphy of Murphy Law Firm, LLC, specializes in family law including divorce, separation, child custody, child support, visitation, equitable distribution, adoption, paternity and alimony.

Ms. Murphy graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from the University of Richmond, Virginia in 1995 with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a minor in Sociology.  Ms. Murphy has been practicing law for the past ten years having graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1999.

Prior to opening Murphy Law Firm, LLC in 2002, Ms. Murphy practiced law for three years at the law firm of Nelson, Mullins, Riley and Scarborough.  Since 2002, Ms. Murphy has been practicing almost exclusively in the area of family law.

Ms. Murphy is a member of the Charleston Bar Association, the South Carolina Women's Lawyer's Association, and serves as an officer and member of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Collaborative Law Institute.  Ms. Murphy is also active in the Family Court Bar and the Charleston Center for Women, is a certified Guardian ad Litem and is trained in Collaborative Law.  Ms. Murphy is on the Board of Directors of the Mediation Center of Charleston and is certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Family Court Mediator with an active mediation practice.  Ms. Murphy currently serves on the Children's Law Committe of the South Carolina Bar and the Board of Directors of the Lowcountry Phi Beta Kappa Chapter.

Links:

www.mediationcharleston.org

http://southcarolinacollaborativelawinstitute.com

Please contact Murphy Law Firm, LLC at (843) 571-4300 for an Initial Consultation.  This meeting is an opportunity for our firm to meet you and provide information about your individual situation.

   


 

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