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Get your co-parent involved Depending on the situation, a family meeting may provide an excellent opportunity to address the issue as a group. You may also consider bringing a third-party neutral or mental health professional into the conversation, such as a family therapist or counselor for your child.

Section 63-17-20(B) states: ?Unless the court orders otherwise, the custody of an illegitimate child is solely in the natural mother unless the mother has relinquished her rights to the child.

It is a close to 50-50 split in physical placement. If your client is an unwed mother, she is the de facto custodian until the father files. It may be in the unwed mother's best interest to maintain the status quo and avoid a custody filing.

To file a pro se visitation complaint, a father should: Consider and define the visitation he wants family court to grant. File the complaint in the county/state where the child resides. Make sure the visitation schedule is spelled out in the final visitation order.

South Carolina mandates that a noncustodial parent receive a minimum amount of visitation unless that parent's parental rights have been terminated. Typically, a minimum visitation award will grant a parent one weeknight visit and overnight visits every other weekend.

Custodial parents are free to relocate within the state of South Carolina with their minor children. The court understands that in relocation cases, the needs of both parents are rarely both satisfied, but it will not interfere with an in-state move unless it determines that there is a compelling reason to intervene.