September 12, 2021
The August 18, 2021, Court of Appeals opinion in Weller v. Weller, 434 S.C. 530, 863 S.E.2d 835 (Ct. App. 2021), finds that court affirming
Surprising few, Supreme Court holds that child issues cannot be arbitrated
September 10, 2021
In Fall 2019, the South Carolina Court of Appeals issued two separate opinions holding that child issues could not be arbitrated: Kosciusko v. Parham, 428
South Carolina’s unjust approach to unvested stock options
July 27, 2021
A few days ago a colleague called me to discuss an issue he was mediating, specifically how to apportion unvested stock options. This made me
Court of Appeals opinion unwittingly exposes serious flaws in South Carolina’s Family Court Rules
July 26, 2021
The July 7, 2021, Court of Appeals opinion in Taylor v. Taylor, 863 S.E.2d 335, 434 S.C. 307 (Ct. App. 2021), unwittingly exposes serious flaws
July 8, 2021
I have little doubt that, if raised in the proper case, the ten-day notice requirement in South Carolina Family Court Rule 14(d) will be held
DSS safety plans don’t override custody/visitation orders
July 5, 2021
I typically don’t blog about unpublished opinions. Since they cannot be used as precedent, their holdings are unreliable guidance. Still, when the Court of Appeals
Subsequently discovered property provisions in equitable distribution agreements
June 3, 2021
A provision I occasionally see in equitable distribution agreements addresses subsequently discovered property. These provisions state that if one spouse discovers the other spouse failed
Temporary spousal support orders set no precedent
May 26, 2021
One of the more common fallacies I hear family court litigants spout is the belief that a family court temporary order setting a spousal support
