The two types of motions to compel discovery
March 30, 2014
Although the rules of civil procedure don’t differentiate them, there are really two distinct types of motions to compel discovery: one addressing the untimeliness of
I think they call this chutzpah
March 27, 2014
The March 27, 2014 Supreme Court opinion SCDSS v. Michelle G., 407 S.C. 499, 757 S.E.2d 388 (2014), addresses a 14th Amendment challenge to South Carolina’s termination of
Court of Appeals finds prenuptial agreement only partially limited family court’s jurisdiction
March 26, 2014
The March 26, 2014 Court of Appeals opinion in Meehan v. Meehan, 407 S.C. 471, 756 S.E.2d 398 (Ct. App. 2014) determined that the Meehans’ prenuptial divested
Marijuana use and child custody in South Carolina
March 25, 2014
One of my oldest and dearest friends was awarded custody of his two children and kept custody until they emancipated. Not only was he openly
Should one verify what doesn’t have to be verified?
March 24, 2014
An old mentee of mine asked me if he should verify pleadings given that Rule 11(a) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure no
Establishing paternity when the husband ain’t the daddy
March 20, 2014
A few times a year I am contacted by a mother who wants to put her child’s biological father on the child’s birth certificate but
March 11, 2014
I received an email from a recent client this weekend which concluded: On a better note I just took [my son] to disney world and
The logical but wrong way to divide transmuted property
March 9, 2014
How to “equitably” divide transmuted property–property that started out as non-marital but through commingling or use become property of the marriage and hence subject to
