Blog Posts in 2015
Posted on Nov 17, 2015 By Finkel Law Firm LLC
Mediation is now required in all 46 South Carolina Counties in civil and domestic cases, with limited exceptions. The Finkel Law Firm has been at the forefront of the mediation process from the ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2015 By Attorney Charles Krawczyk
Renovations in a Floodplain and Floodway and the Substantial Improvement Rule What is a floodway? The channel of a river or stream and the parts of the floodplain adjoining the channel that is ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2015 By Attorney Charles Krawczyk
Contracting for Flood Damage Repairs With the recent floods having devastated South Carolina, there will be another flood soon coming. That flood is the rush of contractors seeking to cash in on the ...
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Posted on Oct 5, 2015 By Finkel Law Firm LLC
With the unprecedented recent weather events and flooding across the state, many people have lost their homes, businesses, possessions, and inventory. We will soon need to begin the slow and painful ...
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Posted on Aug 4, 2015 By Finkel Law Firm LLC
The kitchen remodel is nearly finished but you thought that the contract called for under cabinet lighting. The addition is almost done, but there are several items still left incomplete and the ...
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Posted on Jul 29, 2015 By Finkel Law Firm LLC
Guardians ad litem are well known to attorneys and litigants in family court. In a family court proceeding where children are involved, the GAL serves as the “eyes and ears” of the court ...
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Posted on Jun 8, 2015 By Finkel Law Firm LLC
How you recently discovered an additional asset of a deceased loved one? Sometimes it becomes necessary to reopen a probate estate after the closure of the estate and the Personal Representative has ...
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Posted on Apr 9, 2015 By Finkel Law Firm LLC
Has an Insurance Company denied your claim? Many South Carolinians protect themselves and their loved ones by obtaining occupational insurance policies which represent that they will pay for medical ...
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Posted on Feb 13, 2015 By Anthony Charles
Same Sex Marriage Is Legal in South Carolina On July 28, 2014, in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the case of Bostic v. Schaefer was decided, ruling in favor of equal protection under the law for ...
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