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How to Choose the Right Surrogacy Agency
April 3rd, 2023
If you are considering surrogacy, either as a potential surrogate or an intended parent, you are probably wondering what the process is like and how to navigate it. A first step is choosing a surrogacy agency that can provide the answers to those, an…
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Categories: Surrogacy
How Divorce Impacts Military Benefits
March 23rd, 2023
Divorce happens in military families just as it does in civilian families. While the divorce process itself is governed by state law, federal law dictates what happens to military benefits in divorce. In this blog post, we’ll talk about how divorce…
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Categories: Divorce & Family Law
Talking to Your Children About Nontraditional Families
February 24th, 2023
When children are very small, what they know about “family” comes from their own family, whether that is a traditional nuclear family, or a nontraditional family, like a single parent, same-sex parents, a grandparent who is raising them, or some…
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Categories: Uncategorized
South Carolina Reproductive Rights Law Update
January 26th, 2023
A South Carolina Supreme Court decision issued early this year sheds light on laws affecting reproductive health in the state. The decision, which came out January 5, 2023, dealt with a state law regarding abortion. However, it has broader implicatio…
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Attorney Stephanie Brinkley Interviewed by Quintin’s Close-Ups
December 19th, 2022
Quintin Washington of Quintin’s Close-Ups recently spoke with attorney Stephanie Brinkley. You can see the interview below.
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Can You Get Child Support From a Spouse in the Military?
December 12th, 2022
Many military service members are parents, and like all parents, they are obligated to support their children. The fact that they are on active duty serving their country doesn’t change that. While child support is determined by state law, federal…
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Categories: Divorce & Family Law
Unique Challenges of a Gray Divorce
November 30th, 2022
You’ve probably heard the statistic that nearly half of first marriages, and even more second marriages, end in divorce. What you may not be aware of is how many of those couples are 50 and older—an age at which you might expect couples to have w…
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Categories: Divorce & Family Law
Choosing a Friend as a Sperm Donor
November 17th, 2022
An increasing number of people are choosing to become pregnant using donor sperm. Some are lesbian couples. Some are single women who don’t want to wait any longer to meet a partner before becoming parents. And some are opposite-sex couples in whic…
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Categories: Assisted Reproduction Law
What to Include in a Prenup to Set Your Marriage Up for Success
November 1st, 2022
Many people think of prenuptial agreements as planning for divorce. With that mindset, they are understandably reluctant to get one—who wants to admit defeat before a marriage even gets started? It’s true that a prenup is useful in the event of d…
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Categories: Divorce & Family Law
Delegating Visitation During Military Deployment
October 10th, 2022
Parents who serve in the military make many sacrifices for their country. One of those is the ability to spend time with their children when they are deployed. What happens to visitation during deployment, when a parent and child cannot be together?…
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Categories: Divorce & Family Law
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Since founding Brinkley Law Firm in 2011, attorney Stephanie Brinkley has helped families grow and expand by navigating them through the legal challenges surrounding Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) and Adoption. As an attorney who focuses on f… Read More
Originally from the small city of Corning, New York, Kaitlin “Kate” Burke graduated cum laude from Keuka College in 2017, where she earned a B.A. in Political Science and History. She later moved south and is a 2020 graduate of the Charleston Sch… Read More
