February 28, 2010
Sigmund Freud spent much of his career seeking an answer to the question “Was will das Weib?” (translation “What does a woman want?”). As a
Why the delay between the Sanfords’ divorce hearing and the divorce?
February 27, 2010
Under S.C. Code Ann. § 20-3-80, titled Required delays before reference and final decree; exceptions, South Carolina law sets specific waiting periods before the court
In South Carolina, juveniles can legally consume alcohol in their parents’ home
February 25, 2010
Few of the family law attorneys I know are aware of S.C. Code Ann. § 63-19-2460, which states: No provision of law prohibiting the use
The perils of inaccurate (or no) financial declarations in family court
February 25, 2010
For any family court trial involving alimony or attorney’s fees, and for most trials involving child support or support enforcement, an accurate financial declaration is
South Carolina’s alimony lottery
February 19, 2010
I had a recent phone conference with a New Jersey attorney as we discussed the advantages of disadvantages of fighting an alimony case in South
February 18, 2010
Interesting op-ed piece by Ruth Bettelheim, a marriage and family therapist, in today’s New York Times criticizing the way child custody cases are handled forty years after
Grandparent child support responsibility when their minor children have children
February 16, 2010
A legal argument I have often made (never successfully) and would love to eventually appeal is whether a parent’s legal obligation to support his or
South Carolina Appellate Courts continue to reward indefinite pleading
February 16, 2010
I applauded when the South Carolina Court of Appeals issued its 2008 opinion in Camp v. Camp, 378 S.C. 237, 662 S.E.2d 458 (Ct. App. 2008) dismissing
