The Folly of Fighting Child Protective Services after a Merits Finding
July 2, 2020
Early in my career, when family court attorneys were still being court appointed to represent indigent parents in abuse and neglect proceedings, I developed a
July 1, 2020
A July 1, 2020, Court of Appeals opinion in Swicegood v. Thompson, 431 S.C. 130, 847 S.E.2d 104 (2020), determined that South Carolina code prohibited
College related child care is not work-related child care for the purpose of setting child support
June 25, 2020
There are a number of South Carolina family court opinions that are of narrow relevance but of significant importance when relevant. Such cases tend to
June 24, 2020
The June 17, 2020 South Carolina Supreme Court case of In Re Estate of Brown, 430 S.C. 474, 846 S.E.2d 342 (2020), appears to finally
June 24, 2020
For the first time in 11 years, I have refreshed my website. Shout out to James Eastman and his crew at Colophon New Media, LLC.
Fault and alimony in South Carolina
June 14, 2020
Since 1990, when South Carolina adopted its current alimony statute, there have been surprisingly few published appellate decisions on how fault affects alimony. The statute
Things appellate attorneys could teach family law attorneys about trying cases
May 25, 2020
I’ve been lucky to stay busy during the COVID-19 pandemic and one reason I’ve been able to stay busy is a significant appellate practice. Thus,
Why teenagers lie to parents in high-conflict custody cases
May 22, 2020
In a number of my high-conflict custody cases, clients will complain about their teenagers suddenly being secretive, evasive, and, sometimes, downright dishonest about what they
