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Firm Announcement: Atkins Law Firm, P.A.

Thanks so much for coming back to UpstateFamilyLawBlog.com. If you haven’t already signed up for our free newsletter, you can do so in the sidebar and you will receive the Free Report: The Ten Questions to Get Answered Before Hiring a Divorce Attorney.Tripp Atkins is excited to announce the opening of the Atkins Law [...]

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Infidelity Stats: 20% of Men and 10% of Women

Came across this infidelity infographic on the Fast Company website this afternoon in an article about Tiger Woods.  Interesting…
One interesting stat on this infographic is that 90% of people who have had online affairs get addicted to them and begin another immediately after the current one ends.  With the advent of Facebook and other networking [...]

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What Happens After my Temporary Hearing?

A temporary hearing in a divorce case can set the tone for the rest of the matter.  It is probably good to note right here that the decision made by a judge at a temporary hearing is temporary in nature (hence the name) and it carries no weight as far as what the trial judge [...]

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Family Court Mediation is Confidential

Mediation is required for all contested family court cases in Greenville County and in many other South Carolina counties.  One of the concerns that I hear as a mediator and as a lawyer who attends mediation with his clients is that clients are concerned with what they are saying to a third-party lawyer (the mediator) [...]

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5 Child Custody Tips

When you are involved in a case regarding custody of your children things can get crazy and out-of-hand very quickly.  So, here are a few tips to help you out in your child custody case.

Really try to work with your spouse to parent together regardless of the custody arrangement.  When you are going through a [...]

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