Dulaney v. Dulaney is an unpublished May 2011 decision from the South Carolina Court of Appeals. The primary issue on appeal was whether the mother waived the requirement that father pay the minor child’s private school tuition. The family court refused to hold father in contempt but required him to reimburse mother for two years of back tuition. While the family court refused to make any credibility determination to resolve the factual dispute, despite father’s motion for reconsideration asking it to do so, the Court of Appeals affirmed the family court finding that “the court’s order implicitly reflects a determination Mother was credible on the issue of the parties’ agreement concerning the tuition.” For further information see: Beaten by implicit credibility determinations.
In the April 26, 2023, opinion in Greene v. Greene, finding exceptional circumstances, the Court of Appeals affirmed joint physical custody and divided
The appellate courts “may find bifurcation in family court is generally ill-advised”; I don’t
This week, for the second time in four years, the South Carolina appellate courts published an opinion noting it is generally “ill-advised” for
Court of Appeals reverses finding of common-law marriage
In the April 19, 2023, opinion in Sullivan-Carter v. Carter, the Court of Appeals reversed a finding of common-law marriage and vacated the
