May 31, 2012
Typical language in South Carolina support orders is: The obligor shall pay support directly to the obligee. If the obligor is ever more than five
Court of Appeals reverses custody modification based on family court’s inadequate factual findings
May 30, 2012
In the May 30, 2012 opinion in Tillman v. Oakes, 398 S.C. 245, 728 S.E.2d 45 (Ct. App. 2012), the South Carolina Court of Appeals reversed
Reviewing family court temporary hearing affidavits before beginning argument
May 23, 2012
Under South Carolina Rule of Family Court 21(c), “affidavits filed at a temporary hearing need not be served on the opposing party prior to the
The current legal status of homosexual relationships
May 22, 2012
In preparation for last Friday’s interview on WCBD I created an extensive outline of topics that might come up for discussion. In that five minute
Interview on legal recognition of same sex relationships in South Carolina
May 22, 2012
On May 18, 2012 I was interviewed by Carolyn Murray of WCBD regarding the recognition of same sex relationships in South Carolina. Part one is
Should child custody be revisited every few years?
May 21, 2012
There was a thoughtful Op-Ed piece in the May 20, 2012 New York Times titled “In Whose Best Interests?” by Ruth Bettelheim, a marriage and family
The uses and misuses of ambiguity in family court agreements
May 15, 2012
Some of the most contentious family court litigation I have handled involved modification of prior family court agreements in which the agreements were ambiguous to
What are the justifications for long-term supervised visitation?
May 11, 2012
Almost two decades of family law practice has made me cautious regarding supervised visitation. The number of parents who believe their co-parents’ visitation needs to
