The family court’s failure to protect guardians ad litem does not appear to be improving
January 31, 2023
Over a decade ago I stopped doing guardian ad Litem work and blogged about why. I was tired of ad hominem attacks from unhappy litigants—and
Family law is the trailing indicator of cultural change
January 28, 2023
Yesterday I lectured for the South Carolina Bar’s annual guardian ad litem training on the topic “Post-COVID Child Custody and Visitation Case Law Update (2020-2022).”
January 23, 2023
In 1971, South Carolina adopted article I, section 10 as part of the state constitution. That section reads, “The right of the people to be
The South Carolina family law appellate opinions of 2022
January 20, 2023
For over 13 years I’ve written about every published South Carolina opinion addressing family law. Every year since 2010 I’ve done a summary listing and
January 17, 2023
The January 4, 2023, Court of Appeals opinion in SCDSS v. Scott, 438 S.C. 400, 883 S.E.2d 229 (Ct. App. 2023), granted a new trial
Best practice is to blind courtesy-copy clients on emails to opposing counsel
November 30, 2022
I have long believed it to be best practice to courtesy copy clients on all emails one sends in that client’s case. Doing so helps
Supreme Court remands for new custody trial based on stale record
November 23, 2022
On November 23, 2022, the South Carolina Supreme Court partially granted a writ of certiorari, and remanded the case of Rossington v. Rossington, 438 S.C.
Maybe you’re simply a bad parent
November 22, 2022
A sizable portion of my initial consults are with parents frustrated in achieving their custody or visitation goals in the family court. Often these parents
