South Carolina Supreme Court promulgates new rule for appointing mediators in family court
April 29, 2015
An August 27, 2014 South Carolina Supreme Court order requires dismissal of family court actions if they are not resolved or set for trial within
Updated checklist of questions whose answers can derail a custody or visitation case
April 27, 2015
Last August I posted a word document containing a checklist of questions that can derail a custody or visitation case. Being informed recently by a colleague
Every Social Security Statement tells a story
April 25, 2015
The Social Security Statement, mailed annually or available for order online at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/forms/ssa-7050.pdf, is often the most valuable piece of financial information for alimony and
Dividing visitation transportation responsibility
April 24, 2015
One phone call family law attorneys dread (at least those attorneys who provide clients their cell phone number) is the Friday or Sunday evening call
What aspects of family law require personal jurisdiction over the Defendant?
April 23, 2015
Two areas of family law do not require personal jurisdiction over the Defendant but only require in rem jurisdiction. Those areas are divorce [S.C. Code
Using the court’s contempt powers to stop visitation interference
April 22, 2015
There are some custodial parents who are unreasonably resistant to the other parent’s relationship with their child(ren). Often such parents will manipulate and maneuver to
Why it’s a bad idea to leave both spouses on a mortgage after the divorce
April 21, 2015
Until about a decade ago almost everyone had equity in their home. When home-owning spouses wanted to end their marriage they would either sell their
Charleston’s daily paper wins Pulitzer Prize for series on domestic violence
April 20, 2015
On April 20, 2015, the Charleston Post and Courier won the 2015 gold medal for public service, the most prestigious of the Pulitzer Prize awards
