July 29, 2010
The July 28, 2010 Court of Appeals opinion in High v. High, 389 S.C. 226, 697 S.E.2d 690 (Ct. App. 2010) presents little new analysis of
July 28, 2010
“The presumption that a child born in wedlock is legitimate, although rebuttable, is one of the strongest known in the law.” Lewter by Epps v. Thompson,
July 22, 2010
My first year of law school the United States Supreme Court, in the case of Deshaney v. Winnebago Cty. Soc. Servs. Dept., 489 U.S. 189
Court of Appeals affirms biased eyewitness testimony insufficient to prove adultery
July 21, 2010
The July 24, 2010 Court of Appeals opinion in Kennedy v. Kennedy, 389 S.C. 494, 699 S.E.2d 184 (Ct. App. 2010) provides some guidance on proof of adultery,
Will the Recent Changes to the Abuse and Neglect Statute Make These Cases Harder to Settle?
July 18, 2010
I received an email from a recently licensed attorney noting a previous blog and asking whether I thought she, as the guardian ad litem in
South Carolina’s bass-ackwards approach to life insurance to secure support payments
July 15, 2010
South Carolina’s approach to the requirement of life insurance to secure child support or alimony payments could only have been designed by someone with no
How to draft a family court final order that will get sustained on appeal
July 12, 2010
Pursuant to South Carolina Rule of Family Court 26 (a & b): An order or judgment pursuant to an adjudication in a domestic relations case
Why I love my scanner and Adobe Acrobat
July 10, 2010
Starting about 2003, I would occasionally hear lawyers lecture on “the paperless office.” While I consider myself on the leading edge of technological savvy for
