How to change child last name and estimate of cost in South Carolina?

It requires a Family Court hearing. You'll need a lawyer to represent you and the mother. There is also another lawyer appointed to represent your...

What does it mean when you're on the court docket?

You need to direct this question to your attorney. Different counties do this different ways. It could mean that you just have a case pending, or...

In South Carolina you can generally fire any employee, anytime, for anything. In my business if I had an employee no show and not call in for...

What is most usual in a Contingency Fee Contract, to deduct expenses prior to or after settlement amounts are computed?

Attorney's fees are computed before costs are subtracted as standard. Most lawyers will loan your case money for the expenses without charging...

Crushed a finger doc said he could fix it after second surgery I'm left disfigured. Do I have a case?

My first question is how similar are your facts to the famous Hairy Hands case. If you do go see a lawyer ask them about the applicability of the...

How do I correct a Defective Deed in Lexington County, SC and is there a time frame to do so?

An amended deed can be executed and recorded in much the same way as the original. If it is a deed of distribution it will need to be done while...

Why would a attorney delay to file a emergency ex parte custody petition, for 4 months, only to tell the client after the first

You can't get an answer to a specific situation like this on a public website. There are just too many variables. Maybe the client and lawyer just...

How we do collect electric bills and one month rent from tenants that have moved? I have email stating they will pay. But haven'

Since the amount in question is only $2,000 (yes, I know its usually considered a lot of money), there is not really a cost-effective solution to...

A life ins. co buy out another life ins co how could the beneficiary change? Can my bro. request the co. prove who made the chg

I practice in this area, and i can tell you that there are a lot of things that could have potentially happened. The personal representative of...

Does this compromise the integrity and outcome of a criminal investigation or the prosecutor's ability to try the case?

What you received sounds like the "discovery" type documents that would be put together by the Solicitor's office and provided to the defense...