Demanding UCCJEA submissions before filing motions to dismiss child custody cases
August 29, 2013
Multi-state child custody actions often get filed where it is unclear if, and how, the state where the action is filed has subject matter jurisdiction
South Carolina Supreme Court refuses to adopt the “putative spouse” doctrine
August 28, 2013
In the August 28, 2013 opinion of Hill v. Bell, 405 S.C. 423, 747 S.E.2d 791 (2013), the South Carolina Supreme Court refused to adopt the “putative
Who does the guardian ad litem work for?
August 27, 2013
Frequently guardians ad litem take direction regarding their investigation from the parents or attorneys for the parents without exercising their own independent judgment. Sometimes litigants
When seeking to modify child support, it’s imperative to file and serve a complaint
August 22, 2013
In most areas of family law practice negotiating before filing a contested action can reduce the stress and expense of litigation. However, when one is
Two unusual, and quite useful, family law supplemental interrogatories
August 16, 2013
Though South Carolina family law attorneys are limited to fifty supplemental interrogatories, the boilerplate supplemental interrogatories I encounter are often ill designed to capture useful
August 14, 2013
As noted in a blog earlier this year, I have despaired that our South Carolina appellate courts would ever find the requisite “ninety or more
Obtaining funding for an ongoing family court case
August 9, 2013
Unless one filed a specific request for advance suit costs, at most motions for temporary relief the family court will only award fees (if it
Three reasons not to file a motion for temporary relief if the status quo is fine
August 7, 2013
I still often see other attorneys filing motions for temporary relief with their initial complaint even if the status quo is acceptable to their client.
