A lawyer again for twenty-one days
June 29, 2012
Earlier this month a South Carolina attorney was reinstated to the practice of law after being suspended for six months. Exactly three weeks later he
Who does South Carolina House Bill 4614 really benefit?
June 21, 2012
Yesterday two different family law attorneys emailed me seeking my thoughts about the recently-enacted South Carolina House Bill 4614. Since most of the family court
June 20, 2012
In the June 20, 2012 decision of Argabright v. Argabright, 398 S.C. 176, 727 S.E.2d 748 (2012), the South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed a permanent restraint
June 16, 2012
I have successfully represented and have great sympathy for women who are subject to domestic abuse from their spouses, former spouses, or former lovers. No
June 16, 2012
I spent Thursday evening at Susan Synter’s going-away party. It was attended by a bunch of newly licensed attorneys practicing family law, many of whom
Inter-spousal legal claims that survive the marital dissolution action
June 7, 2012
Except when explicitly reserved, most inter-spousal claims do not survive a divorce or final order of separate maintenance. If one spouse owes the other money
Visitation cases have a different focus than custody cases
June 7, 2012
Typically parents retain me to handle visitation cases, rather than seeking custody, when they have not had much recent contact with their child. Often such
