Publications
- Alimony/Spousal Support Lump Sum Alimony (October 2008) Your Alimony Aptitude: What type of alimony do you need and how will the court see it? (Summer 2009)
- Appeals So you want to File a Writ of Supersedeas (September 2011)
- Child Custody An Iconoclastic View of the Guardian ad litem’s Role (January 2009) Constitutional Limitations On Family Court Authority To Override Parental Decision Making (December 1999) Creating or Defeating South Carolina Jurisdiction in Multi-State Custody or Support Cases (March 1998) Custody–Fantasy and Realism (April 2003) Economic Analysis of Relocation Cases (December 2000) Fighting the Morality Police in Family Court Custody Cases (September 2005) Getting the Child Heard (February 2010) Handling a guardian ad litem who’s gone (too) rogue (February 2013) Joint Legal Custody: What Is It? Why Have It? (April 2000) Modifying Child Custody (Winter 2000) Religion as a Child Custody Issue (January 2012) Standard Visitation for Actively-Involved Non-Custodial Parents (September 2001) The Brave New World of Guardians Ad Litem (April 2003) Things to Think about Before Filing to Modify Child Custody[1] (January 2009) Using the UCCJEA to Obtain Physical Possession of Children for Out-of-State Parents (February 2012) When Parents Seek to Reclaim Custody from Third-parties: Moore & Its Progeny (January 2011) Winning Custody Cases Without Bankrupting Your Clients (September 1998)
- Child Support Contingency Fees and Interest in Collecting Back Child Support and Alimony (March 2003) Equitable Estoppel as a Defense to Support (October 2010) Is the Application of Civil Contempt in South Carolina’s “Daddy Round-ups” Improper? (October 2010) Using Financial Records in Support Cases (February 2002)
- Contempt/Enforcement of Orders Enforcement (or Defending Enforcement) of Family Court Orders (June 2008) Four Rule to Show Cause Pitfalls to Avoid (April 2001) The Laches Defense in Family Court (November 2006)
- Department of Social Services/Child Abuse and Neglect Advanced Tips on Representing Parents in Abuse and Neglect Cases (August 2007) Is the “Preponderance of the Evidence” Evidentiary Standard in an Abuse and Neglect Proceeding Unconstitutional? (November 2005) Representing Parents in Court-Appointed Abuse & Neglect Cases (December 2004) Triaging Your Removal Case and Client Goal Setting (August 2007)
- Divorce Does the Family Court Have Authority to Order a Spouse out of the House on an Ex-Parte Basis? (September 2007) Family Law Issues When a Spouse or Parent Dies (September 2004) Five Ways to Get a Spouse Out of the House (April 2002) Representing The (Innocent) Primary Wage-Earner in Custody and Divorce (March 1999)
- Domestic Abuse Domestic Abuse: The Potential Pitfalls (September 2000) Procedural Issues in Domestic Abuse Cases (June 2008)
- Jurisprudence Privacy Rights in South Carolina After Singleton v. State (March 1994)
- Legal Ethics Ethical and Procedural Considerations in Family Court Ex-Parte Requests (November 2007) Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know (March 2011)
- Litigation Strategy Error Preservation for Appeal (January 2006) Four Things Family Law Attorneys May Not Realize About Civil Procedure Rule 34 (September 2003) Four Ways of Reducing the Surprise Element at Family Court Hearings (September 2006) How to Draft a Family Court Final Order that will get Sustained on Appeal (December 2010) Obtaining Relief from Family Court Temporary Orders (July 2001) Practical Tactics for Dealing with a Rambo Attorney (February 2013) Preparing for Cross-Examination and Appellate Review (January 2003) Two Unusual Strategies for Encouraging the Opposing Party to Settle (October 2002)
- Property Division The Auction Method of Equitable Distribution (February 2002)
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