Stipulating to family court discovery

August 5, 2011

Unlike circuit court, there in no automatic discovery in South Carolina’s family court.  See Rule 25, SCRFC.  Most of the time, discovery is ordered at the

At least he got the laptop back

August 3, 2011

N.B., the Court of Appeals opinion in Pittman v. Pittman was subsequently refiled with a different analysis on the transmutation issue. See Rearranging the deck chairs Thomas

In pro se appeal, Supreme Court offers guidance on forms of and sanctions for contempt

August 1, 2011

Members of the family court bar should thank pro se litigant Brian DiMarco for taking his appeal all the way to the South Carolina Supreme

Genius? Or Idiot?

July 29, 2011

If one doesn’t begin one’s family law career with a manic-depressive temperament, one is likely to retire with one.  Because family court judges are invested

Talk to the judge, not to opposing counsel

July 29, 2011

Early in my legal career I used to habitually drive the Honorable Wayne Morris Creech nuts over what I perceived as minor offenses.  Saying “yeah”

Have we no shame?

July 27, 2011

Fyodor Dostoevsky said “The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.”  What do articles like this excellent Glenn Smith

Weiner v. Wu

July 27, 2011

I thought our culture was acting silly when it forced Congressman Anthony Weiner from office for twittering his junk to a 30 year old woman

DIY domestic litigants

July 21, 2011

One pitfall of having a legal blog is I receive frequent calls from folks seeking free legal advice.  A common question is whether they need

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