Court of Appeals affirms $250,000 fee and cost award (but remands the issue of payment deadline)
July 15, 2020
The July 15, 2020 Court of Appeals opinion in Couch v. Couch, 431 S.C. 170, 847 S.E.2d 260 (2020), affirmed a family court order requiring
In Thornton, Court of Appeals mostly affirms decisions on equitable distribution and fees
October 24, 2019
The October 23, 2019, Court of Appeals opinion in Thornton v. Thornton, 428 S.C. 460, 836 S.E.2d 351 (Ct. App. 2019), mostly affirms the family
Without an itemized statement of time, your attorney fee affidavit is incomplete
August 19, 2019
Probably once a month I attend a contested family court hearing in which the opposing counsel attempts to submit a fee affidavit without including an
Court of Appeals affirms an unusual and detailed custody arrangement
May 10, 2019
The May 8, 2019 Court of Appeals opinion in Klein v. Barrett, 427 S.C. 74 828 S.E.2d 773 (Ct. App. 2019), finds the Court of
Shouldn’t a party’s assets be a factor in “ability to pay” family court attorney’s fees?
October 25, 2018
E.D.M. v. T.A.M., 307 S.C. 471, 476-77, 415 S.E.2d 812, 816 (1992) is the seminal South Carolina case in deciding whether to award a prevailing
Bojilov highlights importance of a good record and accurate financial declarations
October 16, 2018
The September 19, 2018 Court of Appeals opinion in Bojilov v. Bojilov, 425 S.C. 161, 819 S.E.2d 791 (Ct. App. 2018), doesn’t establish any novel
Don’t expect the other side to pay your attorney’s fees
April 14, 2017
Folks going through marital litigation–and, less often, folks going through custody disputes– often contact me regarding representation with the expectation that the other side will
South Carolina Court of Appeals opinion highlights the importance of accurate financial declarations
April 11, 2017
My clients get sick of me harping on refining and corroborating their financial declarations before we file them. In the future I will direct them
