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Common lawsuits that may require or result in lis pendens being recorded include quiet title actions, partition lawsuits, specific performance, and easement disputes. A quiet title action is when more than one person has a claim to real property, and the title needs to be ?quieted? or made to be a clear title.

The doctrine requires more than a mere allegation of a pending suit; it requires proof the prior case is the same, the parties are substantially the same, and the relief requested is the same. This three-pronged identity test must be strictly applied when a party seeks to dismiss a claim under the doctrine.

A lis pendens can substantially benefit the person who is suing. This is because it usually serves as a claim against the property for any damages that might be awarded in the lawsuit. Most buyers will not purchase property involved in litigation or will only purchase the property at a discount.

"lis pendens literally means a pending suit, and the doctrine of lis pendens has been defined as the jurisdiction, power, or control which a court acquires over property involved in a suit pending the continuance of the action, and until final judgment therein."

Though the parties to a South Carolina Family Court case are required to attend mediation and participate in good faith, they are not required to reach an agreement or settlement during the mediation. The mediator cannot force the parties to enter an agreement.

In mediation, a qualified person called a mediator assists the parties in resolving the dispute. A mediator has the education, training and experience required to help the parties settle the matter. The parties make the decisions, not the mediator. The mediator does not coerce or force a party to take a position.