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OKOYE LAW is a proud Criminal and Personal Injury firm located in Rock Hill, SC. We are privileged to represent some of the finest people in the community.

Law firm based in Rock Hill, South Carolina with a focus on Criminal, Family, and Personal Injury Law

Greenville Office: 1200 Woodruff Road, Suite A 3, #150
Greenville, SC 29607 Our results speak for themselves. Learn about some of our most successful cases.

11/06/2026

Buyout math in a South Carolina divorce: home value minus mortgage balance equals the equity to divide. A $340,000 house with a $190,000 mortgage leaves $150,000 in equity, so a roughly equal split means buying out about $75,000. Get a real appraisal. Online estimates do not hold up in litigation.

Contact Okoye Law today.

11/04/2026

You Refused the Breath Test. 6 Things That Happen Now.

1. AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION
Refusing triggers a license suspension of at least six months. It is automatic and completely separate from your criminal DUI case. Second refusal within ten years is nine months. Third is twelve.

2. THE REFUSAL BECOMES EVIDENCE
Prosecutors are allowed to tell the jury you refused, and to argue you refused because you knew you were impaired. The case gets built on video and officer observations instead of a number.

3. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS
Within 30 days of the suspension notice you can request a contested case hearing with the Office of Motor Vehicle Hearings and get a temporary alcohol license. Miss it and the suspension simply runs.

4. THE BURDEN IS ON THEM, NOT YOU
At the hearing, the DMV and the arresting officer have to prove the arrest was lawful, that you were properly advised of your implied consent rights, and that you actually refused. Any break in that chain can reverse the suspension.

5. THE HEARING HELPS YOUR CRIMINAL CASE
It puts the officer under oath months before trial and lets your attorney cross-examine them about the stop, the arrest, and the procedure. What comes out there often shapes the whole DUI defense.

The 30-day clock is already running. Contact Okoye Law today.

11/02/2026

Thursday!

11/02/2026

MYTH: "I have primary custody, so the court will give me the house."

REALITY: Custody is one factor, not the deciding one. Under SC Code Section 20-3-620, the family court weighs fifteen statutory factors when dividing marital property. For a house, the ones that usually matter most are:

Length of the marriage
Each spouse's contribution to acquiring and maintaining the property, including non-financial contributions
Income, earning potential, and financial needs of each spouse
Custody of the children and whether keeping them in the family home makes sense
Nonmarital property each spouse already holds

Courts do pay real attention to children and to keeping them in the same house and school zone. But it does not guarantee the outcome on its own. The finances still have to work.

Reach out to Okoye Law today.

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween from all of us at Okoye Law.

Whether you're walking the neighborhood with little ones, handing out candy on the porch, or just hiding from the doorbell with the lights off, we hope you have a good one.

Have fun out there, Rock Hill.

10/28/2026

Hire an attorney immediately! Here’s why…

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10/28/2026

The divorce is moving forward and you want the house. The kids are settled in their school. Their friends are on the street. You have already decided this is the one thing you are not giving up.

Then your attorney asks a question you have not thought about: can you qualify for a refinance on your own income?

This is where people get caught. A divorce decree divides property between you and your spouse. It does not bind your mortgage lender. If both names are on the loan and you keep the house without refinancing, your spouse stays legally liable for that debt, and every late payment hits their credit.

South Carolina is an equitable distribution state, so the court divides marital property fairly rather than splitting it down the middle. The house is rarely cut in half. Usually one spouse keeps it and offsets the other's equity with cash, retirement assets, or other property, then refinances.

Wanting the house and being able to carry it are two different conversations. Have both of them before you commit.

Call Okoye Law today.

10/26/2026

When a potential client tells us that they think they can handle their case on their own and then ask if they NEED a lawyer…

10/26/2026

MYTH: "I never said the word 'no,' so they can't call it a refusal."

REALITY: In South Carolina, officers record refusals for conduct that never involved saying no. Common examples:

Not blowing hard enough to produce a valid sample
Asking to speak to a lawyer first, and treating that as a condition
Staying silent or not responding to the request
Agreeing after a delay, once the officer already marked it refused
Being physically unable to provide a sample because of asthma, a medical condition, or crash injuries

Whether you actually refused is one of the issues decided at the contested case hearing. Medical records, the video, and the machine's own printout all become relevant.

If you were marked as refusing when you were trying to comply, that is worth fighting.

Call Okoye Law today.

10/23/2026

MYTH: "I should have just left the house. Staying and defending myself killed my case."

REALITY: South Carolina has no duty to retreat. You are allowed to stand your ground anywhere you lawfully have a right to be, including your own home. Staying does not defeat a self-defense claim.

One important nuance: South Carolina's castle doctrine presumes you had a reasonable fear of harm when someone unlawfully and forcibly enters your home. But that presumption does not apply against a person who lawfully lives there, like a spouse or partner.

So when both people live in the same house, neither one automatically gets the castle doctrine presumption. The case turns on the ordinary self-defense standard instead: was your belief that you were in danger reasonable, and was the force you used reasonable for the threat.

That is a case built on evidence, not assumptions.

Call Okoye Law today.

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