Legal Question in Family Law in South Carolina
Family law
My friend is being emotionaly abused by her alcoholic husband and his drug addict children. she wants to leave him but he won't let her take either car and he says she can't take thier boys either he took the house key and refuses to work he drinks all day and night he took a card from her that the state gave her to buy food for her kids and spent it on his older kids and it has HER name on it he refuses to give it back. thier children are extreamly effected by this but she has no clue how to stop this or fix it. every time she gets a job he takes her money for beer and ciggarets please tell me how to help her before she ends up dead or in a mental hospital. legaly what can she do? can he take her boys and is she intitled to one of the cars?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Family law
If your friend has made the decision to leave, then she needs to do so sooner rather than later, because it sounds as though she is in a dangerous situation. If she has nowhere to go, she should contact a local "safe home" which can help her obtain shelter and possibly find a job.
She also needs to file an action in Family Court to have the financial issues of the marriage addressed as well as all of the child related issues. Staying there will serve no good purpose, so it is important that she act to protect herself and her children.
If you need more information, you can visit my family law blog (www.SCFamilyLaw.com) or our website (www.StevensFirm.com). I wish you the best of luck.
Ben Stevens
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