When “five days” is seven days (and can be ten days)
May 19, 2011
South Carolina Family Court Rule 21(a) allows Motions for Temporary Relief to “be served not later than five days before the time specified for the
Are court-appointed mediators underpaid and overcharging?
May 19, 2011
Though I greatly enjoy doing mediation work, there’s a reason I haven’t tried to make mediation a significant part of my legal practice: South Carolina’s
Shouldn’t having custody of a child terminate child support per se?
May 13, 2011
Under S.C. Code § 63-3-530 (17) “orders for child support run until the child is eighteen years of age or until the child is married
What exactly is an “asked and answered” evidentiary objection?
May 12, 2011
Often during trials, opposing counsel will object to a question I pose on cross examination as being “asked and answered.” Too often I will note
A retired family court judge’s view of the import of Lewis v. Lewis
May 12, 2011
From guest blogger, the Formerly Honorable Barry W. Knobel. I jokingly refer to Barry W. Knobel as “formerly honorable” because he stepped down from the family
May 11, 2011
As someone who has an expansive web site and blog devoted, in part, to marketing my family law practice, I am highly interested in Supreme
Supreme Court authorizes use of SCRCP 60(b)(5) to right obvious injustice
May 11, 2011
The 2006 Court of Appeals opinion in Simmons v. Simmons, 370 S.C. 109, 634 S.E.2d 1 (Ct. App. 2006) voided a provision in the parties’ 1990
Supreme Court engages in scholarly debates on standard of appellate review of family court orders
May 11, 2011
The May 9, 2011 opinion in Lewis v. Lewis, 392 S.C. 381, 709 S.E.2d 650 (2011), finds the South Carolina Supreme Court engaging in a scholarly
