In Need of a Grandparents’ Rights Lawyer in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina?
At the David W. Martin Law Group, our Myrtle Beach grandparents’ rights lawyers know that South Carolina grandkids often have exceptionally close relationships with their parents’ parents.
This close connection can positively impact how kids physically, psychologically, and emotionally mature. When they lose touch with their grandparents, it is often the result of other strained circumstances.
Our Horry County grandparents’ rights attorneys help these vital family members maintain relationships with their grandkids after their parents have divorced or cannot care for them because of financial issues or other concerns that could jeopardize the child’s best interests.
Do Grandparents Have Rights to Visitation or Custody in South Carolina?
Yes, under certain circumstances, South Carolina law allows grandparents to seek visitation or custody of their grandchildren. Grandparents can seek visitation if they can demonstrate that it is in the child’s best interests and that visitation with the grandparent would not interfere with the parent-child relationship.
Our skilled grandparents’ rights attorneys in Myrtle Beach help our clients present the facts to a family court judge in South Carolina who will consider factors like the child’s best interests, the relationship between the child and the grandparents, the parents’ fitness, the child’s physical and emotional needs, and other relevant circumstances.
Grandparents may also seek custody if they can show that the child’s parents are unfit or that living with the parents would not be in the child’s best interests. We can help in both visitation and custody cases to help ensure our clients have access to their grandkids so they can flourish.
What Steps Do Grandparents Need to Take to Seek Visitation or Custody in South Carolina?
You must follow specific legal procedures to seek visitation or custody as a grandparent in South Carolina.
Our trusted grandparents’ rights attorneys in Myrtle Beach can help you navigate the legal processes necessary to initiate a case for visitation or custody of your grandkids in South Carolina and, ensure you understand your rights and obligations and represent your interests effectively in court.
That includes:
- Determining Your Eligibility to Seek Visitation or Custody of Your Grandkids
The legal criteria that must be met for grandparents to seek visitation or custody in South Carolina require us to demonstrate that it is in the child’s best interests and that there are compelling reasons for the request.
South Carolina law often requires parties to attend mediation before pursuing a court action. Mediation is an opportunity to agree on visitation or custody outside of court.
- File a Petition to Pursue Legal Visitation or Custody Rights
If mediation does not lead to an agreement, we must file a formal petition with the family court in the county where the child resides. In the petition, we will outline your specific goals — for visitation or custody — and build your case to support the evidence that the judge should rule in your favor.
This may include documenting your relationship with the child, evidence of the parents’ unfitness, and other compelling reasons for the requested visitation or custody by emphasizing that your primary concern is the child’s best interests. In some cases, presenting expert testimony, such as from psychologists or counselors, may be helpful to support your claim that visitation or custody is in the child’s best interests.
You must attend court hearings as scheduled by the family court. These hearings will allow you and the respondents to present your evidence, witnesses, and arguments.
After the hearings, the court will decide based on the evidence presented and the child’s best interests. The court may grant visitation or custody rights to the grandparents or take other appropriate action. If the court grants your request for visitation or custody, you must comply with the court’s orders and any conditions or restrictions specified.
We can also help for:
- Alimony
- Child Custody
- Fathers Rights
- Divorce
- Child Support
- Emergency Custody
- Uncontested Divorce
- Property Division
- Visitation Modification
Contact Our Trusted Grandparents’ Rights Attorneys in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Grandparents’ rights cases can be legally complex, and the outcome depends on the specific circumstances of each case. Our experienced family law attorneys in Myrtle Beach can help you navigate these matters effectively, protect your rights as a grandparent, and ensure your grandchild’s best interests are fully considered.
Call 854-854-5623 or contact us online to learn more about your legal rights and options to pursue the best outcome for your unique case by partnering with our dedicated Myrtle Beach grandparents’ rights attorneys at the David W. Martin Law Group today.
