Manigault v. Manigault is an unpublished April 2008 opinion from the South Carolina Court of Appeals. In Manigault, I represented a husband who, prior to my representation, failed to show up for trial and was not happy with the result. He retained me to petition the family court to reopen the case based on his confusion regarding the final hearing. The family court agreed to reopen the case and his wife appealed. The Court of Appeals affirmed the family court’s decision, finding that the family court judge did not abuse her discretion in reopening the case.
Don’t forget the “why” questions
I’ve recently been preparing for a number of custody trials while also working on a number of appeals I’ve inherited from trial counsel.
Do you prefer pop quizzes or open book exams?
A sizable minority of my clients still prefer the telephone over email to get their questions answered. I certainly understand the desire of
In contested custody litigation, there’s no downside to kindness
One of the quickest, easiest, and most effective “fixes” I can counsel my clients to do in contested custody litigation is to be