Legal Question in Family Law in South Carolina

Can you revisit alimony

My sister's husband cheated on

her with someone at his job

because of this he lost his job,

he cashed in all their money

from his pension and left her

flat. She got a lawyer and he

did not do her right. He makes

6 fiqures(he was at time of

divorce but was currently

unemployed then) they were

married 30 years she helped

him get where he is and raised

his three kids she got nothing.

That lawyer should have asked

for alimony. she makes 15,000

as a receptionist and has

nothing to fall back on and

currently is having a very hard

time. That lawyer should have

helped her get alimony as he

then got another job. i do

think she was fairly

represented. She lives in SC.

Can she go back to court and

ask for alimony? It really

should be more fair to her. He

is still making six figures and

she has trouble eating. Is

there a way for her to get

justice? can you recommend a

lawyer she lives in Myrtle

Beach.


Asked on 6/28/07, 11:48 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Ben Stevens The Stevens Firm, P.A. Family Law Center

Re: Can you revisit alimony

If she is already divorced, then she will not be able to revisit alimony. You say that the lawyer should have asked for it for her, but you should keep in mind that the attorney worked for her. If she instructed him not to do so, then he could not have done it, even if he wanted to do so.

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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Answered on 6/28/07, 10:02 pm


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