Top Rated Horry County, SC Child Custody Lawyers

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Horry County Has 19 Child Custody Attorneys with 62 Reviews

Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: Born and raised in Conway, South Carolina, I have chosen to base my practice right here where I grew up. I am an experienced, compassionate, hardworking attorney. I enjoy helping others and this profession has allowed me to help thousands of peopl...

Rating: 7.3

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Child Support and more

Bio: Sarah Elizabeth Whatley is a native South Carolinian who grew up in Columbia, South Carolina. She attended high school at Hammond School in Columbia and graduated in 1999. She was awarded a full academic scholarship to the College of Charleston wh...

Rating: 8.6

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Child Custody Lawyers in Horry County, SC

Child custody lawyers represent parents in establishing physical and legal custody arrangements, parenting time, and visitation schedules. They advocate for the child’s best interests, draft parenting plans, negotiate agreements or mediate disputes, and present evidence in family court. When circumstances change, these attorneys seek modifications or enforcement of custody orders.

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Child Custody

Child custody lawyers represent parents in establishing physical and legal custody arrangements, parenting time, and visitation schedules. They advocate for the child’s best interests, draft parenting plans, negotiate agreements or mediate disputes, and present evidence in family court. When circumstances change, these attorneys seek modifications or enforcement of custody orders.

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Car Accidents, DUI & DWI and more

Bio: Stephanie Vaught Little practices in the areas of personal injury, family law and criminal defense. Her mission is simple: to help people. She believes people who are struggling with injuries, family law matters or have had a bad turn of events ar...

Rating: 7.0

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Bankruptcy & Debt, Family and more

Bio: Margaret is a graduate of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1995 and has been licensed to practice in South Carolina since 1997. Her primary focus since she was licensed has been in the area of family court. She more recently expanded her practic...

Rating: 7.2

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Family, Mediation and more

Review: "Melissa and her paralegal Tami are passionate about what they do. They always listened to my concerns, answered my questions, and had the best interest of my children at heart. I highly recommend this team."

Rating: 7.3

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: My goal is to make your tomorrow better than today. Whether your divorce and family law issues are highly contested or are largely resolved before you meet with me, I want to help you move forward with your life. I am graduate of Furman University...

Rating: 7.0

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Alimony and more

Wells Law Firm, P.C. Family Court Attorney (843) 612-1373

Rating: 6.6

Call for a consultation(843) 612-1373

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody

Review: "Highly recommend this attorney and staff very caring & knowledable. Helpful and dedicated ."

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Adoption, Family and more

Bio: I started in criminal law. I was a prosecutor, then, and this might be somewhat cliche-ish, I went out on my own and became a defense attorney. I enjoyed it, still accept a few cases, but something was missing. I realized what that was when my hus...

Rating: 7.5

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 44 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Family, Divorce & Separation

Review: "Ms. Julaan has proven to be a strong attorney with the experience and tenacity I needed for my case. I was very impressed with her straight forward demeanor while exhibiting great command of the legal process how best to handle the case. I highly ..."

Rating: 7.0

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Family, Child Support and more

Rating: 7.3

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 47 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime and more

Bio: Thomas C. Brittain is widely recognized as one of the nation’s top lawyers. His inclusion as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers is bestowed only on the top 1% of all trial lawyers. With over three decades of successful legal represe...

Rating: 9.5

Call for a FREE consultation(843) 585-4199

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Criminal Defense, Family and more

Bio: Education: University of South Carolina, J.D. (2007); Wofford College, B.A., Government (2004, summa cum laude); Admitted: South Carolina (2007); North Carolina (2012) Born: Hartsville, South Carolina Memberships: Horry County Bar Association, Off...

Rating: 7.2

Call for a consultation(843) 241-9271

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Family, Divorce & Separation and more

Rating: 6.7

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 8 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Family, Alimony and more

Bio: Courtney R. Todd is a 2014 graduate of the University of South Carolina Honors College and a 2017 cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law. During law school, she spent significant time focusing in the area of family la...

Rating: 6.7

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 53 years

Practice Areas: Divorce and Separation, Child Support, Child Custody

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Family, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: Heather M. Sarvis, Esq. is an associate attorney for Axelrod & Associates and focuses her practice predominately on Family Law and Probate Law matters. Mrs. Sarvis also serves as a Certified Guardian ad Litem in Family Court. She was born and rais...

Rating: 6.5

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Car Accidents and more

Rating: 7.0

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Horry County Child Custody Attorney

Child Custody Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Family

Rating: 9.3

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