Joint Custody: It’s how you ask

June 8, 2010

A lesson instilled as a child by my parents and teachers is that “it’s not just what you ask for; it’s how you ask for

Can miscarriage expenses be considered an incident of child support?

June 2, 2010

Today’s Court of Appeals opinion in Susan R. v. Donald R., 389 S.C. 107, 697 S.E.2d 634 (Ct. App. 2010), affirmed, with one seemingly insignificant modification,

Have real estate prices really bottomed out?

June 2, 2010

Practicing family law actually provides some, imprecise, insights into the state of the economy.  For example, there have been periods the past two years when

Court of Appeals notes it’s unlikely parents agree to their habitually intoxicated spouse having custody of their children

May 28, 2010

A couple of interesting things are happening in yesterday’s Court of Appeals opinion in Bodkin v. Bodkin, 388 S.C. 203, 694 S.E.2d 230 (2010), which, with one

How would Obamacare critics respond to this family?

May 25, 2010

I received a call from a woman yesterday wanting to know the process of turning over custody of her son to her parents.  Typically when

Gone fishing

May 25, 2010

Last Friday I attended a motion in which the primary issue was whether my client’s discovery request was a “fishing expedition.”  The term “fishing expedition”

More thoughts on the election of judges

May 23, 2010

Shortly after the South Carolina Supreme Court rejected Judge Segars-Andrews’ appeal seeking to overturn the decision of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission that she was

State of Abuse

May 23, 2010

The first in a series on Child Protective Services in South Carolina was published in today’s Charleston Post & Courier:  State of Abuse.   This initial

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