Is your child’s school refusing to give you a copy of your child’s report card? In South Carolina even if you do not have custody of your child, you are still entitled to access to your child’s school records and report card. South Carolina law says that each parent, whether the custodial or noncustodial parent […]
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Is your child’s medical provider refusing to give you a copy of your child’s medical records just because you don’t have custody? If so, they may be violating South Carolina law. In South Carolina even if you do not have custody of your child, you are still entitled to access to your child’s medical records.
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Will suffering from post-partum depression cause you to lose custody? Post-partum depression (“PPD”) is a serious condition. It is not unusual for a new mother to suffer from post-partum depression. If you think you are suffering from PPD, please see your medical professional immediately. Admitting that you are suffering from PPD is not a sign
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Is it true that most marriages will end in divorce? We have all heard the statistic that more than half of all marriages will end in divorce; however, is this true or an urban legend? In 2010, Paul Amato published a review of research on divorce in the prestigious Journal of Marriage and Family. Mr. Amato said:
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Currently, unless the parties agree otherwise, the person paying alimony can deduct their alimony payments and the person receiving alimony must claim the payments as income on their taxes. With the new tax plan, beginning Jan. 1, 2019, the spouse paying alimony cannot deduct the payments, and the spouse receiving the money no longer has
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Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, the paying spouse will not be allowed to deduct his or her alimony payments. Likewise, the spouse receiving the payments, will not be required to report the alimony payments as income. So, what does this look like math-wise? Show me the math. Imagine high-earning Spouse A now pays and deducts $30,000
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Should You Have Your Alimony Recalculated? With the new tax law, the person paying alimony will not be allowed to deduct the payments after Dec. 31, 2018. Likewise, the person receiving alimony will not have to claim the alimony payments as income. This new tax law change could have huge effects on the payor and
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In your quest to fix your marriage, you may encounter resistance…from your spouse! Your spouse may dwell on the 101 reasons why “this just won’t work for us” and blame you for everyone. Or, your spouse may be emotionally “checked-out” of the marriage and not care about your efforts to improve the situation or be
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During one of my seminars, a woman asked me a question. She said, “How do I know if I married the right person?” I noticed that there was a large man sitting next to her so I said, “It depends. Is that your husband?” (ha, ha) In all seriousness, how do you know? Before I
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