The fact that you were married in Jamaica should have no effect on anything, so long as you were married legally pursuant to Jamaican law (or your...

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you really do need to involve an attorney. A Guardian ad Litem will be required to be appointed, and...

Family court does not have jurisdiction if you were never married, so I have re-categorized this in the real estate litigation category.

Ms. Davis is correct. Not only is this not a lawful adoption in SC, but it is not even legal custody. As she said, either parent could pop up at...

You would have to file a petition in family court. Her father would have to be served with notice and given an opportunity to respond, even if he...

Only an attorney can draft and file divorce paperwork for you, nobody else. It sounds like this person committed unauthorized practice of law,...

It depends on how the three of you held title to the property. If you held as tenants in common, then their portions (1/3 or whatever percentage,...

Not necessarily, but the judge may choose to bring DSS in as a party and ask them to open an investigation.

If your parents conveyed the property to your sister, and they were lucid and not coerced or anything like that, then your sister owns the...

How much is a gal?

Every Guardian ad Litem charges differently. Adoptions are tricky, though, even if uncontested, so I would recommend retaining a local family law...