Rule 11 affirmations for family court motions
March 17, 2010
A colleague of mine has asked me to blog on when a Rule 11 affirmation is required for a family court motion. The requirement for
The two purposes for post-trial motions in family court
March 17, 2010
South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure 52 and 59 allow the family court to alter or amend final orders or judgments. There are “two basic
Countering weasely responses in discovery and pleadings
March 16, 2010
“Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel.” -- Homer Simpson A common complaint among family law
March 15, 2010
In 2006, after the Supreme Court changed the family court administrative rules from the 270 day rule (after 270 days from filing, unresolved family court
Was it a mistake to prevent immediate appellate review of temporary family court orders?
March 11, 2010
It is extremely difficult to get family court temporary orders modified merely upon a claim that the order issued was unfair, based upon inaccurate information,
March 4, 2010
Trying (unsuccessfully) to locate a case referenced by Professor Roy T. Stuckey dealing with connivance from the days before South Carolina allowed divorce (1949-50), I
The culture’s misconceptions about condonation
March 3, 2010
Condonation (a legal term meaning “conditional forgiveness”) is a powerful defense to a fault divorce in South Carolina. If proven, condonation revives an alimony claim
