South Carolina Divorce Lawyer

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Melissa Brown teaches Continuing Legal Education courses, which are classes that lawyers and judges take to stay up-to-date with South Carolina family law. Following are some materials from those courses.

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South Carolina Family Court Profile Read about the litigation process for family law in South Carolina.

Using Child Support Guidelines to Your Advantage Most family law practitioners are very knowledgeable about calculating child support, but there are pitfalls that are not always obvious.

Financial Declaration Form Used by the South Carolina Family Courts. This form is required to be filed in every case involving child support, alimony, assets, debts and any other matter in family court involving money.

Article About Melissa F. Brown, Esquire, Published in the Charleston Mercury, Spring 2006.

Articles Published By Melissa F. Brown

Summer 2006: American Journal of Family Law, "How to Introduce a Child's Out-of-Court Statement in Private Custody/Visitation Disputes."
November 2005: The Family Law Review. A publication of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, "COBRA: Do Not Let It Bite You Or Your Client."
Summer 2005: SC Trial Lawyers' Magazine. "COBRA: Do Not Let It Bite You Or Your Client."
Summer 2004, Volume 55, Number 4, South Carolina Law Review, "Family Court Files: A Treasure Trove for Identity Thieves?"
Sept/Oct 1999: The South Carolina Lawyer. "Understanding the New Child Support Guidelines."

CLEs Presented or Organized by Melissa F. Brown

January 2007: National LEI Conference, Snowmass, Colorado, "How to Convince Your Judge to Allow the Introduction of a Child's Out-of-Court Statement in Private Custody/Visitation Disputes."
September 2006: South Carolina Bar Hot Tips, "Intrinsic and Extrinsic Fraud: How does the difference affect your Family Court Case."
January 2006: South Carolina Bar Annual Meeting Technology Committee CLE. "Using TimeMaps Software to Successfully Gather Information & to Illustrate Important Evidence in Court."
October 2005: South Carolina Bar. Sidebar SC Online CLE Video Series: An Update of 2005's Family Law Cases."
September 2005: South Carolina Bar Hot Tips. "Homeland Security Act's Impact on Family Law Cases."
April 2005: South Carolina Bar CLE Cool Tips. "Time Maps: Compelling Illustrations to Assist Lawyers, Clients and Judges."
April 2005: South Carolina Bar CLE Cool Tips. "60 Tips to Build a Successful Family Law."
April 2005: ABA Family Law Website Magazine. "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Designing Family Law Websites."
August 2004: South Carolina Bar Seminars Direct Videotape Program. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Designing Family Law Websites."
April 2004: South Carolina Bar CLE. South Carolina Advanced Family Law Seminar. Hilton Head, SC. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Designing Family Law Websites."
April 2004: ABA Family Law CLE. San Juan, Puerto Rico. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Family Law Websites."
September 2003: South Carolina Bar CLE Hot Tips. "Judicial Estoppel: You Can't Have It Both Ways."
October 2003: South Carolina Bar CLE. "How Does Rule 41.1 Impact the Family Courts of Our State?"
April 2003: South Carolina Bar CLE Cool Tips. "Sealing the Record."
January 2003: Annual Bar Meeting Family Law Section for Family Court Judges and Lawyers. Organized and moderated by Mrs. Brown.
September 2002: South Carolina Bar CLE Hot Tips. "UIFSA Refresher."
April 2002: South Carolina Bar CLE Cool Tips. "COBRA: Do Not Let It Bite You Or Your Client."
September 2001: South Carolina Bar CLE Hot Tips. "Business Violations."
April 2001: South Carolina Bar CLE Cool Tips. "Mind Maps Great Software for the Family Law Practitioner."
December 2000: Family Court CLE South Carolina Bar Organized and moderated by Melissa F. Brown.
October 2000: Family Court CLE Charleston County Family Bar. Organized and Moderated by Melissa F. Brown.
May 2000: South Carolina Bar CLE. "Using the Child Support Guidelines to Your Advantage."
October 1999: South Carolina Bar CLE. "Charleston County Bar's Family Law Seminar." Organized and moderated by Melissa F. Brown.
January 1999: Charleston County Family Court Section CLE. "Devising Creative Visitation Schedules."
November 1998: South Carolina Bar Association. Ethics Continuing Legal Education. "The Ethics of Representing More than One Person."
October 1997: National Business Institute. "Custody and Visitation in South Carolina: The Interplay of Statutes on Parental Rights, Responsibilities and Parent/Child Contact."
March 1997: Explorers Club. "Understanding the South Carolina Court System."
Spring 1997: The Law Journal- An Executive's Guide to the Law. "Estate Planning in the Midst of a Divorce: How to Protect Your Heirs."
September 1996: National Business Institute. "Initial Considerations in a Family Law Case."
Fall 1993: Speech to Ashley Hall School Students. "Integrity."

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