Mixed signals from the South Carolina bar
February 24, 2012
A few days after posting this, I learned that the “M” in “MCLE” did not mean that this CLE qualifies for ethics hours. -GF Recently our State
Counseling the aggrieved spouse to move on
February 23, 2012
I finalized a divorce earlier this week in which the other party discovered my client’s adultery a few years ago and filed for divorce twenty
Combining rehabilitative and permanent alimony
February 22, 2012
For reasons that are only marginally explicable, South Carolina attorneys and judges are reluctant to issue orders or enter agreements that combine rehabilitative alimony with
The authoritarian nature of anticipated substantial change of circumstances jurisprudence
February 18, 2012
No modern authoritarian government acts “lawlessly.” Instead such governments cloak their actions with the veneer of due process but they manipulate the law so that
Overnight paramour restraints and homosexual relationships
February 18, 2012
A state that denies homosexuals the right to marry has no right to punish them for living together without being married. In 1967, the United
Stupid (overly broad and vague) parental restraining orders
February 17, 2012
My one-man war against overly broad restraining orders continued this week, as I observe an accelerating trend towards guardians, litigants and judges wanting to micro-manage
February 16, 2012
So far in the month of February, 2012 the South Carolina Supreme Court has issued six decisions, five of which were attorney disciplinary opinions. While
I’ve got new plans for Valentine’s Day
February 12, 2012
The parade of human misery passing by judges dealing with marital disputes must lead many to despair. The rare tales of a judge doing something
