South Carolina Divorce Legal Questions

Here is the South Carolina Statue regarding the Divorce Residency requirements: In order to institute an action for divorce from the bonds of matrimony the plaintiff must have resided in this State at least one year prior to the commencement of the action or, if the plaintiff is a nonresident, the defendant must have so resided in this State for this period; provided, that when both parties are residents of the State when the action is commenced, the plaintiff must have resided in this State only three months prior to commencement of the action. The terms 'residents' or 'resided' as used in this section as it applies to a plaintiff or defendant stationed in this State on active duty military service means a continuous presence in this State for the period required regardless of intent to permanently remain in South Carolina.... Read More

If you have minor child who are biologically both of yours, they need to be included in your divorce papers you have committed perjury. The law requires full disclosure of all material facts and biological minor children certainly fall within that category. If the children are adult, then you do not need to list them.... Read More