Criminal and family law issues in Governor Sanford’s adultery
June 25, 2009
South Carolina remains among the minority of states to criminalize adultery. S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-60. Adultery also remains a ground for divorce. S.C. Code
Is the application of civil contempt in South Carolina’s “daddy round-ups” improper?
June 19, 2009
“The problem is, chronic non-supporters do not have dependable jobs, nor tax refunds, nor seizeable property. That’s why they are chronic. . . . As
Transmutation in an economic downturn
June 18, 2009
In the time before housing prices collapsed it was easy to get many separating homeowners’ property divided. They would either sell their home and divide
Yet another reason for supporting spouses to offer lump sum alimony
June 16, 2009
Permanent periodic alimony is one debt that may never end until the payor dies. Today’s Court of Appeal’s decision in Fiddie v. Fiddie, 384 S.C. 120, 681
June 15, 2009
One day I may post a blog describing my research on why the methods that South Carolina uses to collect back child support (sarcastically referred
Supreme Court decision reestablishes deference to family court judges’ credibility findings
June 15, 2009
I have been eagerly awaiting today’s [June 15, 2009] South Carolina Supreme Court decision in McCrosson v. Tanenbaum, 383 S.C. 150, 679 S.E.2d 172 (2009). Not only
A legal education can be expensive
June 13, 2009
I love contempt. See Enforcement (or Defending Enforcement) of Family Court Orders. Folks tend to forget (if they ever realized) that court orders aren’t simply
