Black, Charles M Jr

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Phone: (803) 799-0554

Address: 1531 Blanding St, Columbia, SC 29201

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Divorce
Child Custody and Visitation
Adoption
Premarital Agreement
The firm also represents also clients who are considering a late-in-life marriage or contemplating divorce. We can provide advice on prenuptial agreements, what are the benefits and risks of a late-in-life marriage, what aspects of health care or other costs can marriage expose you to, and in extreme cases bankruptcy. While we do not represent clients in divorce actions, we have developed a large network of the best firms and we will make sure our clients get the right representation if divorce becomes necessary.
Guardianship
Whether you have a disabled parent or sibling, or a child with special needs, you know information is hard to come by. Our firm frequently consults with the family members of persons (adults or children) with disabilities and special needs. We can provide valuable guidance on the management and preservation of family assets, as well as assist you in identifying available benefits and resources to help provide for your loved one's care. We have significant experience in such divers areas as planning for incapacity, Power of Attorneys, Health Care Power of Attorneys, Special Needs Trusts, Guardianship and Conservatorship.

Business and Corporate Law

Corporate Law
In our business law practice we assist clients in the structuring, formation and financing of a wide range of business matters. Our services include the formation of corporation, limited liability companies (LLCs), limited partnerships, and other entities; including advice regarding the appropriate structure for the client’s business; and the relative rights and obligations of controlling and minority owners, the boards of directors, other governing bodies, and management. We also advise clients regarding day-to-day legal problems that confront business entities, including general corporate governance issues, shareholder disputes, oppression of minority shareholders, breach of contract, and commercial law matters.
Business Disputes
We understand that life is not always fair. Bad things happen to good people; law suits, health problems, automobile accidents, bad business decisions, good business decisions that go bad, job loss, health insurance gets dropped, business disputes arise, you’re taken advantage of by a business associate, friend or family member, tax mistakes are made, and the list goes on. We can help! We will work hard to assure your assets are protected, and to help you recover assets taken unfairly.
Limited Liability Companies

Real Estate Litigation
Finally, the firm represents clients in both commercial and residential real estate matters; including; real estate closings, negotiating and structuring ownership entities, negotiating and drafting contracts, negotiating and drafting leases, the examination of land titles, title insurance matters, deeds and mortgages.

Medicaid Planning
First a word of caution about Medicaid Planning lawyers. Medicaid laws and regulations are extremely complex, and experience in the field is very important. Many rules are not written, and others change without notice. If a lawyer says he or she is a Medicaid Planner or does Medicaid Planning, you should be cautious. Medicaid is only a one aspect of a proper Long Term Care Plan. In fact it may not even be appropriate for some Long Term Care Plans. Medicaid is tightly interwoven with Medicare Law, Social Security Law, Veteran’s Benefits, Tax Law, Estate Planning, Disability Law, Incapacity, Nursing Home Law, Insurance Law, Health Care Law, Real Estate Law, and Probate law. In order to properly prepare for and fund a Long Term Care Plan; whether in a Nursing Home, Assisted Living Facility, or at Home; one must maximize all available benefits, without offsetting the benefits obtained by cost in other areas, like TAXES. An attorney cannot reasonably formulate a proper Long Term Care Plan, without knowledge of all of these areas. Payne, Black & Pickelsimer, LLC has worked hard to develop the experience you need in these areas. Our attorneys have significant experience in all aspects of Medicaid Eligibility, Veterans Benefits, and Long Term Care Planning. Remember you want a Long Term Care Planner, not a Medicaid Planning Attorney.

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
Payne, Black & Pickelsimer, LLC frequently consults with the husbands or wives of disabled persons. Many times these individuals are in a nursing home, or facing nursing home care. We can show a concerned spouse how to structure their estate planning documents in a way that should they predecease their spouse, the assets can be used for the surviving spouse's benefit without risking a loss of Medicaid or other public benefits.
Wills
We understand that relationships are complicated, and family relationships are the most complicated. While we all hope to minimize disputes with family members, they are inevitable. When those times arise you need legal counsel to assure your rights are protected. Our firm has experience in complex family litigation related to estates, will contests, and guardianship actions. We assist our clients in working through these family disputes and if necessary represent them in litigation before the Probate Court or any higher level court, or mediation.
Trusts
To be successful an Estate Plan, must take into consideration, who the client wishes to receive the assets, family conflicts likely to result post death, the needs of potential beneficiaries for assistance in management of assets, the financial stability of potential beneficiaries, estate and gift tax implications of the plan, and the mental abilities of potential beneficiaries. The plan should also take into consideration ways to minimize the cost of administration, such as possibly avoiding probate by the use of living trusts, using joint tenants with right of survivorship on deeds and accounts, and minimizing conflict among surviving family members.
Power of Attorney
Finally, regrettably some people abuse authority entrusted to them. Particularly those holding a power of attorney. We can assist families in dealing with these issues. We have experience in dealing with the removal of agents under a power of attorney, and the recovery of assets taken by agents under a power of attorney.
Probate
Payne, Black & Pickelsimer, LLC has an active estate planning and probate law practice. Ourfirm has experience in the design and implementation of personal estate plans of all sizes and complexity, ranging from simple wills to complex estate and business succession planning for physicians, executives, business owners, and professionals. We also advise business owners, physicians and other persons in high risk occupations on Asset Protection Planning.

Bankruptcy
MITCHELL C. PAYNE is a Partner in the law firm of Payne & Black, LLC with offices in Rock Hill and Columbia, South Carolina and a Shareholder of Elderlaw Services of South Carolina, P.A. With Jan Warner, he co-founded Elder Law Services of South Carolina, P.A. Mr. Payne received his Masters in Accounting from the University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business in 1981, and his JD from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1984, where he served on the SC Law Review. Mr. Payne concentrates his practice in the fields of Elder Law, Long Term Care Planning, Medicaid Eligibility, Nursing Home Law, Estate Planning, Disabilities and Special Needs Law, Asset Protection Planning, Probate, Estate Administration, Incapacity, Bankruptcy Law. Mr. Payne is a Member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and a Charter Member of the Academy of Special Needs Planners. He is a founding board member and past Chair of The Carolina's Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Past President of the South Carolina Chapter of NAELA, and past Chair of the Elder Law Committee of the South Carolina Bar. Mr. Payne is a frequent lecturer on Long Term Care Planning, Medicaid, Disabilities, Asset Protection, and Elder Rights issues. Mr. Payne is a member of the South Carolina and Georgia Bar.
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