Court of Appeals provides guidance on alimony reduction in an economic downturn
May 5, 2009
As I have previously noted in Lump Sum Alimony, it is hard to offer clients guidance as to potential alimony reduction when they incur a
Correct result, questionable rationale on multi-state child custody jurisdiction appeal
May 5, 2009
In 2007 South Carolina substituted the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) for the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). S.C. Code Ann.
Centralized record keeping and the law
May 1, 2009
It is hard to conceive of any political or organizational unit larger than a village that could sustain itself without a centrally recorded repository of
The dual faces of helicopter parenting
April 30, 2009
I had lunch at my younger daughter’s elementary school today. I am blessed to live and work within a half mile (10 minute bike ride)
Visitation and the alcoholic parent
April 24, 2009
If we accept that alcoholism is a disease (which I do), the cure is simple: don’t consume alcohol. I have happily represented many outstanding recovering
April 24, 2009
Though I have seen no statistics on the subject, I would estimate that between one-quarter and one-half of all children in America will spend some
What makes a family court judge’s order “judicial”?
April 22, 2009
A court order, including an order from family court, is just as much “law” as the statutes passed by our legislature. Just as with statutes,
Did the Supreme Court limit laches too much in defending back alimony and child support claims?
April 21, 2009
Two recent South Carolina Supreme Court opinions: Ables v. Gladden, 378 S.C. 558, 664 S.E.2d 442 (2008) and Strickland v. Strickland, 375 S.C. 76, 650
