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December 2010

Of Interest to Family Court Litigants

December 27th, 2010

Court of Appeals refuses to answer $64,000 question regarding husband’s income

The December 22, 2010 Court of Appeals opinion in Sanderson v. Sanderson, 391 S.C. 249, 705 S.E.2d 65 (Ct. App. 2010), reversed the family court in its decision to impute $64,000 annual income to an unemployed husband for the purpose of setting his child support and alimony obligations.  While the Court of Appeals was probably correct in determining that […]
Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys

December 11th, 2010

Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know: Part XVIII, Don’t Cut Corners on the Notary Rules

It’s pretty hard to be a litigator in South Carolina without also being a notary.  There’s affidavits and other documents that are required to be witnessed and executed before a notary.  There’s interrogatories and (sometimes) pleadings to verify.  If one practices family law, financial declarations need to be verified.  I probably notarize ten or more […]
Of Interest to Family Court Litigants

December 10th, 2010

A Mediation Primer 101: From the “practical” to the “psychological” – 10 guaranteed ways to reduce your client’s mediation fees and greatly increase the opportunity for a successful mediation

From Guest Blogger, the Honorable Barry W. Knobel 1. If your clients or you have any questions regarding the mediator’s fees and the mediator’s billing/invoicing practices, communicate those questions/concerns with the mediator immediately and before you engage the services of the mediator.  It is important for you to realize that the Ethics Advisory Committee of the […]
Of Interest to Family Court Litigants

December 7th, 2010

The unintended and ironic consequences of South Carolina’s new grandparent visitation statute

On June 9, 2014, this statute was changed, making it easier for grandparents to pursue court ordered visitation. I was never a big proponent of the grandparent visitation statutes that proliferated throughout the United States in the 1980’s and 90’s.  Such statutes typically allowed family courts to award autonomous visitation to grandparents over the parents’ […]

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