Greenville Child Custody Lawyers

At Blood Law, PLLC, we understand the importance of protecting your child’s best interests in a child custody case. If you are facing a divorce, it would be advisable for you to speak with an experienced lawyer about your child custody and parenting plan options. Like most states, South Carolina promotes the best interests of the child standard before making decisions about child custody, child support, and visitation. The courts will also look to the parents to determine if they can co-parent in a supportive manner that will foster growth and encouragement for the child.

Types of Child Custody

South Carolina law recognizes two types of custody: sole and joint.

Sole custody allows one parent to be responsible for making decisions about the child’s life. It is typically awarded if the parents cannot work together or one parents in incapable of making decisions that would be in the child’s best interests. A parent can have sole physical custody or sole legal custody of their child.

Joint custody is awarded to both parents who share the responsibility of making decisions for their child. This is generally successful if the parents can communicate effectively with one another and put their child’s needs over their own preferences. A parent can have joint physical custody or joint legal custody of their child.

Custody is broken down into sole physical custody, joint physical custody, sole legal custody, and sole physical custody. Physical custody refers to which parent the child will spend his/her time with, including where he/she will reside. Legal custody gives a parent the right to make long-term decisions about a child’s welfare.