What is Family Malpractice™, and Have You Committed It?
Have you committed Family Malpractice™? If you’ve neglected your legal responsibilities regarding your family, then yes, you have. What is Family Malpractice™? You’ve heard of attorney malpractice, where an attorney’s...
What Happens to Your Estate If You Die During a Divorce in South Carolina? Spousal Elective Share
Imagine this scenario: Husband and Wife have been married for many years. One day, Wife files for divorce. At a hearing a few months later, the divorce is granted. Husband...
Employee or Independent Contractor? Employers Need to Know DOL’s Proposed Rule
This blog will be updated with relevant developments = Misclassification of workers by employers is a big problem, according to the Department of Labor (DOL). “The misclassification of employees as...
Involved in Real Estate or Passive Activities? Passive Activity Loss Rules to Know
Let’s say you’ve dipped your toe into the real estate game and flipped a house. Instead of making a killing on it, you took a big financial hit. When tax...
Partnership Representatives: What Partners and LLC Members Need to Know Now
Are you a member of a partnership or a multi-member LLC that’s taxed like a partnership? If so, you need to know about partnership representatives. A partnership representative is an...
What is “Unconsionability” in the Law?
What is “unconscionability” in the law, and how is it viewed by the high courts in South Carolina? In this blog we’ll look at the definition of unconscionability, its elements,...
Risks for Personal Representatives: When Distributing Assets Becomes a Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Oftentimes, a personal representative (executor) in charge of settling a decedent’s estate is also a named heir who may be entitled to assets under the terms of the will. In...
I’m a Personal Representative – Now What? Rights, Roles, Responsibilities, and Risks
An important part of creating a last will is naming a personal representative (executor) to handle matters once the testator or testatrix has died. But what does a personal representative...
What Are Enterprise Goodwill and Personal Goodwill and Are They Marital Assets in SC?
The value of a business is determined by a number of factors, including its income, physical assets like buildings and equipment, and intangible assets like goodwill. But what exactly is...
Same-Sex Marriage in South Carolina After Obergefell
The US Supreme Court made history with the 2015 decision Obergefell v Hodges, ruling that same-sex couples have a right to marry under the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. Before...
