FAQ

First, if you feel you may be entitled to an annulment, schedule an appointment with an experienced family law attorney at Anderson Law Firm who can meet with you to discuss your case and the grounds for annulment. If the Family Court grants an annulment, it is a determination that your marriage was invalid.  If an annulment is granted, it is as if you and your spouse were never married at all.

Grounds for annulment include bigamy, fraud, incest, and duress. Also, if you and your spouse never cohabitate or if it is determined that one spouse was not mentally competent at the time of the marriage, the court can grant an annulment.

If you have more questions about an annulment, contact an experienced family lawyer at Anderson Law Firm, today to schedule an appointment.

Parties must live separate and apart without cohabitation for at least one year before one can obtain a no-fault divorce in South Carolina. A no-fault divorce is a divorce granted after the filing of a summons and complaint where the petitioner does not have to allege that their spouse did anything wrong. Contact a divorce lawyer at Anderson Law Firm to learn more about a no-fault divorce.

An uncontested divorce, sometimes called a “simple divorce,” is a divorce granted when the parties have agreed on all of their issues. The issues may include: who was at fault in the breakup of your marriage, child custody, child visitation, child support, division of marital property, division of marital debt, and spousal support. Contact a divorce lawyer at Anderson Law Firm to learn more about an uncontested divorce.

The grounds for divorce in South Carolina are:

• One year’s continuous separation,
• Adultery,
• Physical Cruelty,
• Habitual Drunkenness of drug use, and
• Abandonment (however this ground is rarely used).

Contact a divorce lawyer at Anderson Law Firm to learn more about obtaining a divorce.

The divorce process can vary. Unless the Family Court grants an extension, all cases filed in South Carolina Family Court must be resolved within 365 days of the filing date, or the case will be administratively dismissed. Contact an experienced divorce lawyer at Anderson Law Firm to learn more about obtaining a divorce.

Yes, in South Carolina parties must go to court for approval of their final agreement and for the Court to grant your divorce.

Yes, modification of a prior or existing custody order is possible in South Carolina. However, you must satisfy strict requirements. The court may permit you to modify custody, parenting schedules, or child support if there has been a substantial and material change of circumstances since the entry of an existing court order. If you have questions about a child custody modification or a change in child visitation schedule, contact an experienced family lawyer at Anderson Law Firm today.

Calculating child support is not as simple as you may think. The court calculates child support using the SC Child Support Guidelines. Your monthly payment depends on a number of factors. Child custody arrangements, visitation schedules, medical costs, child care and the number of children that are supported can affect the amount of monthly child support. If you have questions about child support, contact a family lawyer at Anderson Law Firm today.