February 13, 2011
I had the pleasure yesterday of attending the wedding of one of my legal colleagues, Allen Mastantuno, and his new bride, Blair O’Briant. I’ve gotten
Making the defendant testify in the plaintiff’s case-in-chief
February 12, 2011
I have never understood the general preference of litigants and attorneys to be the plaintiff in family court proceedings. “You get to go first,” is
The men don’t know but the little girls understand[1] (or, I took my nine year old daughter to a rave and neither of us ended up regretting it)
February 11, 2011
A desire to participate in communal ecstatic experiences would appear to be an innate part of human existence. Almost every culture in every time has
Collecting child (or spousal) support from actual dead deadbeats
February 10, 2011
Due to recent changes in the law, it has become much easier to collect back child support from a deceased deadbeat’s estate. Here’s how to
Concerns over incorrect findings in family court sexual abuse allegations
February 5, 2011
Perhaps because I more typically represent parents than children in family court, I have long been concerned with the risks of incorrect findings that a
The Great American Novel–21st Century Edition
February 5, 2011
I frequently observe that the Great American Novel is being written daily in our family courts. Too bad we lack the patience to hear it,
February 4, 2011
I actually read my favorite sex advice columnist, Dan Savage of Savage Love, out of professional interest: many of my divorce and custody clients have
Attorney discipline and the social media bugaboo
February 3, 2011
I greatly admire the South Carolina Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) but I wish someone would take them to task for their constant fear mongering
