5 Tips to Be Empowered During Divorce Litigation
When a marriage breaks down and court orders become part of your life, you can feel a complete loss of control. Here are 5 tips to be empowered during divorce litigation: 1. Ask your attorney for feedback and accept it openly. Divorce lawyers are often...
Read MoreTax Exemptions for Children
For most families, having a child provides tax benefits, specifically tax exemptions for children, and these benefits can be negotiated during a child custody or divorce case. Dependent Exemptions Generally, according to the Internal Revenue Code, a child...
Read MoreCan You Get an Uncontested Divorce in South Carolina?
No one wants to get divorced. But if you have to get divorced, you want an uncontested divorce. Uncontested divorces take less time and are less expensive. Unfortunately, “uncontested” can mean different things to different people. At Dell Family...
Read MorePresentation for Charleston School of Law’s Career Series: “Careers in Family Law”
Today, Megan Dell presented to a group of law students from the Charleston School of Law who are interested in careers in family law. The presentation, entitled "Careers in Family Law," was sponsored by the Career Services office at CSOL and addressed how...
Read More“Your Honor” and Other Courtroom Etiquette
Your honor is a term used by attorneys in court when speaking to a judge. The phrase your honor meaning is a sign of respect. It is one of several common lawyer phrases in court. The 'your honor' definition per Oxford Dictionary is "high respect;...
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