The pitfalls of boilerplate supplemental interrogatories
September 14, 2019
I’m shocked how often I encounter supplemental interrogatories in family court in which the issuing attorney has clearly given no thought into how interrogatories might
September 13, 2019
When I first began practicing family law twenty-five years ago it was almost unheard of for South Carolina wives to be ordered to pay alimony.
Ambiguity in the rules on requests for admissions
September 12, 2019
There is a clear ambiguity in the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure regarding requests for admissions–SCRCP 36. I suspect that many denied requests to
A few big things trump a lot of small things
August 28, 2019
At the very beginning of any new domestic client relationship the attorney and client need to discuss the client’s goal, discuss the law related to
August 23, 2019
The August 21, 2019 Court of Appeals opinion in Nelson v. Nelson, 428 S.C. 152, 833 S.E.2d 432 (Ct. App. 2019), demonstrates the problems of
Without an itemized statement of time, your attorney fee affidavit is incomplete
August 19, 2019
Probably once a month I attend a contested family court hearing in which the opposing counsel attempts to submit a fee affidavit without including an
August 7, 2019
The August 7, 2019 Court of Appeals opinion in Thompson v. Thompson, 428 S.C. 142, 833 S.E.2d 274 (Ct. App. 2019), holds that Rule 60(b)(5),
