Court of Appeals reverses award of alimony to underemployed wife of a frugal marriage
January 15, 2026
The January 14, 2025 Court of Appeals opinion in Scherba v. Scherba, reversed the family court’s award of permanent periodic alimony to Wife, finding her
For the first time in a decade, South Carolina updates its child support guidelines
January 29, 2024
South Carolina updated its child support guidelines on January 15, 2024—for the first time since 2014. There are three main distinctions between the 2014 and
September 14, 2022
On September 7, 2022, the Court of Appeals published an opinion in Holland v. Holland, 438 S.C. 69, 881 S.E.2d 766 (Ct.App. 2021), reversing the
December 9, 2020
The December 9, 2020, Court of Appeals opinion in Jackson v. Jackson, 432 S.C. 415, 853 S.E.2d 344 (Ct.App. 2020), demonstrates the problems that can
October 22, 2020
The October 21, 2020 South Carolina Court of Appeals opinion in Rogers v. Rogers, 432 S.C. 168, 851 S.E.2d 447 (Ct.App. 2020), partially answers the
College related child care is not work-related child care for the purpose of setting child support
June 25, 2020
There are a number of South Carolina family court opinions that are of narrow relevance but of significant importance when relevant. Such cases tend to
Court of Appeals reverses equitable estoppel defense to past due child support
January 6, 2020
Continuing a very recent pattern of appellate courts disregarding the family court’s credibility determinations, the December 31, 2019, Court of Appeals opinion in Bauckman v.
Is there a ceiling on alimony or child support?
December 6, 2019
An issue more philosophical than legal is whether there should be a ceiling on alimony and (especially) child support awards. On one hand, alimony (and
