What are my first steps to getting a divorce?
The first step to getting a divorce is deciding that you really want a divorce and are ready to pursue one. I recommend that a person who is thinking about seeking a divorce talk first with a counselor or spiritual leader. An empathic attorney also can help one sort out the issues of marriage and divorce and assess whether there is anything that can be done to help the parties reconcile. If a person is persuaded that a divorce is inevitable or that s/he is ready to seek a divorce, then s/he should talk with an attorney about South Carolina’s grounds for divorce, child custody and visitation, child support, alimony and separate support and maintenance, marital and non-marital property, mediation, and other issues that often are raised in an action for divorce. Back to the top.
