About Jacqueline Anthony

Jacqueline Anthony brings a deep personal and professional commitment to family law, influenced by her upbringing in a family shaped by adoption and her mother’s leadership in an adoption agency. With early experience as a Certified Adoption Investigator before and during law school, Jacqueline developed a comprehensive understanding of the complexities families face in the legal process. As a trained and certified Guardian ad Litem, her dedication to serving children extended to significant pro bono work representing minors in abuse and neglect cases in Charleston County Family Court. Jacqueline’s approach emphasizes both the legal and personal impact of family court matters, ensuring each client receives compassionate, holistic representation. She is an active member of the Charleston County Bar Association, South Carolina Bar, and South Carolina Women Lawyers Association, and serves as a private Guardian ad Litem in private custody litigation. Jacqueline’s contributions include published articles on adoption law and recognition as a Congressional Angel in Adoption award recipient. Outside the office, she enjoys interior design, DIY projects, and boating with her family in Mount Pleasant.

 

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Family Law
Posted by K
June 20, 2025
Hired Attorney Jacqueline Anthony

Jacqueline Anthony was an excellent Guardian ad Litem for my children. We was very organized and asked all of the right questions. She was fair to both me and my ex-husband, but most importantly, she represented the best interest of my children very well. She went over and above to protect my children. I highly recommend her!

Family Law
Posted by anonymous
April 09, 2023
Hired Attorney Jacqueline Anthony

As a Guardian ad litem, Ms Anthony was not for the children. During the court case she ignored the fact that my ex had been evicted from his home but still agreed to 50/50 custody. I feel She was very bias to my ex as they are closer to the same age. She ignored previous GAL recommendations and was more about billing me for medical records that the Previous GAL already reviewed them actually seeing what’s best for my children.

 
Family Law
Posted by anonymous
May 27, 2025
Hired Attorney Jacqueline Anthony

As a GAL Jacquline seems to only care about money. She almost never responded to emails with information so not sure if she even took it into account or looked at them. She was not at all thorough in her investigation and missed very important items. She submitted an incredibly long preliminary report with basically just information copied and pasted from each parent’s questionnaire and did very little actual research, yet she billed for MORE than the cap the judge had placed on her. She also called out a few “questions” she had in her report but she never brought up or asked those questions of the parties when speaking with them. The most responsive she ever was in email was asking for her money. If you have a choice, I would not recommend selecting her as a GAL in a custody case as she will do a poor job investigating but then generate a large useless report in order to justify a high bill.

 
Family Law
Posted by anonymous
November 09, 2024
Hired Attorney Jacqueline Anthony

As others have said- she’s after money and doesn’t care about families and the trauma divorce causes. She’s a bully and unprofessional and has a reputation in the community as such. Challenge her- she’ll crumble.

Family Law
Posted by anonymous
October 07, 2025
Hired Attorney Jacqueline Anthony

She was the GAL in my case. She claimed she did not know what a fee cap was and was extremely incompetent. She overlooked abuse and minimized every wrongdoing from the other party. She hid evidence of abuse and misled the court regarding therapy for the children. She is only concerned about money and does not care about the children. Do not hire this woman and if she is the GAL, have her removed. She is not fit.

 
Family Law
Posted by anonymous
August 10, 2023
Hired Attorney Jacqueline Anthony

Terrible Attorney. Only seemed to care about billable hours and not concerned about the client. She represented me and only fought for herself and legal fees from my ex husband. She did not argue for me as the client. She argued with her ego.

Family Law
Posted by anonymous
September 17, 2019
Hired Attorney Jacqueline Anthony

I do not recommend Ms. Anthony because I found her to be incompetent in the law and common sense. Ms. Anthony failed to follow statute requirements and set a fee cap just so that she could bill whatever she wanted. Ms. Anthony also misled the Court and failed to do anything in the best interest of the children. I believe that Ms. Anthony abused her power as a guardian ad litem. I would recommend that you look elsewhere.

 

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  • Family Law 3
    • Adoptions
    • Divorce
    • Paternity
  • Other 9
    • Prenuptial Agreements
    • Property Division
    • Assisted Reproductive Technology
    • Separate Maintenance & Support Agreements
    • Alimony
    • Postnuptial Agreements
    • Support Enforcement
    • Custody & Visitation
    • Domestic Violence & Restraining Orders

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    2009, South Carolina
  • Education & Certifications
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    Charleston School of Law
    Class of 2009
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    Presbyterian College
    Class of 2005
    B.A.
    Psychology
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  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Jacqueline Anthony was admitted in 2009 to the State of South Carolina.
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    Jacqueline Anthony attended Charleston School of Law.