What the Court Staff Can and Cannot Do For You
People attempting to represent themselves in Family Court cases will sometimes ask the Court staff for help with various issues. Over the years, I have overheard these pro se litigants ask virtually every question imaginable of the Clerk of Court's staff. Many times, these people are attempting to obtain legal advice from the Court staff, which of course they cannot provide since they are not attorneys.
In order to help the public and the Court employees know what is (and more importantly isn't) permissible, our state Supreme Court has published a document which clearly explains what the Court employees can and cannot do. This document was the result of work done by the South Carolina Access to Justice Commission, and you can access a copy of it by clicking HERE.
Thank you for passing along this information for South Carolinians. We at the South Carolina Access to Justice Commission are working to ensure that the Court system becomes accessible to all South Carolinians, whether they represent themselves or have an attorney representing them, and regardless of their income.
We welcome information from the general public, attorneys, clerks of court and judges. If anyone has had a good or bad experience with the South Carolina civil (not criminal) justice system, please feel free to contact the Commission. Our contact information is available at http://scaccesstojustice.wordpress.com/contact-us/. Thanks again.
Robin Wheeler, Executive Director
South Carolina Access to Justice Commission