Locking the barn doors after the horse has escaped
November 27, 2016
There are a half dozen critical moments in each family court case when having an experienced attorney is critical: motions for temporary relief; contempt actions;
Betting on an estranged spouse’s untimely demise
November 26, 2016
In the first twenty years of my practice it was rare that a party died in the middle of divorce litigation or within a few
(Unwittingly) Coaching the children
November 25, 2016
To most people “coaching” children in the context of custody and visitation cases is telling a child to lie to the judge (or the guardian,
A convoluted (legal) career path
November 20, 2016
November 18th marked the 23rd anniversary of my opening my solo practice. Over the past decade I’ve had the opportunity to formally and informally mentor
How to enforce an attorney fee award
November 17, 2016
A few months ago my mentee observed me enforce my attorney fee award through a family court contempt proceeding. Expecting me to prove the contempt
Disciplinary opinion clarifies rules on records subpoenas in family court
November 16, 2016
#79 on my November 14, 2011 list of “One hundred things I don’t know about South Carolina family law,” reads, “Can one issue subpoenas duces
November 16, 2016
A few weeks ago one of my cases was mediated by a retired family court judge. It began with the her talking privately to me
