That’s one trend I won’t be following
April 11, 2011
On February 7, 2011, the South Carolina Supreme Court publicly reprimanded J. Cameron Halford for mishandling funds in his trust account. Today [April 11, 2011],
Venue in South Carolina family court
April 8, 2011
I’ve been getting asked a number of questions from local family court attorneys regarding venue (the county in which a case is properly heard) in family court.
April 5, 2011
A lecture I developed from a blog series, “Ethics Opinions Every South Carolina Attorney Should Know,” is now available here as part of the South
We ain’t a notice pleading state
April 3, 2011
A colleague of mine, whom I greatly admire but who will remain nameless, recently posted a blog defining a summons and complaint in which he
Why I no longer accept service of rules to show cause
April 2, 2011
Yesterday two different attorneys asked me about accepting service on behalf of a client for rules to show cause. While I will routinely accept service
Court of Appeals clarifies remedies to sell marital home in face of one party’s intransigence
March 31, 2011
Part of the family court’s goals in affecting an equitable distribution of separated spouses’ marital property is severing all entangling legal relationships and placing the
Mediation is an alternative to trial, not to litigation: avoid premature mediation
March 26, 2011
There are some common issues that lead to mediations failing to resolve family court disputes. One common problem is when one or both parties to
Pulled inexorably into disaster
March 25, 2011
Life is competitive–survival-of-the-fittest and such–and lawyers are among the more competitive life forms. We don’t like to lose and we especially don’t like to lose
