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Guardian ad Litem – an individual (attorney or lay person) who is appointed by the court to represen...
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My spouse and I have been sleeping in separate rooms for years. Does that count as living separate and apart?
No. Spouses are not living "separate and apart" if they reside in the same house.
What constitutes adultery? What level of proof is required?
Adultery is "the illicit intercourse between two persons, one of whom, at least, is married." Illici...
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Lynn Murphy of Murphy Law Firm, LLC specializes in family law including divorce, child custody, child support, visitation, equitable distribution, and estate planning.

Prior to opening Murphy Law Firm, LLC in 2002, Ms. Murphy practiced law for three years at the law firm of Nelson, Mullins, Riley and Scarborough.  Since 2002, Ms. Murphy has been practicing almost exclusively in the area of family law.

Ms. Murphy is a member of the Charleston Bar Association, the South Carolina Women's Lawyer's Association, and serves as an officer and member of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Collaborative Law Institute.  Ms. Murphy is also active in the Family Court Bar and the Charleston Center for Women, is a certified Guardian ad Litem and is trained in Collaborative Law, http://southcarolinacollaborativelawinstitute.com.  Ms. Murphy is certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Family Court Mediator and has an active mediation practice. Ms. Murphy is also a member of the Mediation and Meeting Center of Charleston, www.mediationcharleston.org.  Ms. Murphy currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Lowcountry Phi Beta Kappa chapter.

Ms. Murphy graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from the University of Richmond, VA in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in psychology.  She received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina in 1999 and has been practicing law since that date.

Please contact Murphy Law Firm, LLC with your family law or basic estate planning questions.

   


 


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