Court of Appeals affirms an unusual and detailed custody arrangement
May 10, 2019
The May 8, 2019 Court of Appeals opinion in Klein v. Barrett, 427 S.C. 74 828 S.E.2d 773 (Ct. App. 2019), finds the Court of
Where are the Departments of Love?
May 3, 2019
Universities have Departments of Economics to study the allocation of scarce resources. They have Departments of Political Science to study power. Where are the Departments
How pro se litigants can best prepare for family law mediations
April 20, 2019
Most pro se family court litigants are pro se either because they cannot afford attorneys or do not want the contentious litigation that they assume
Is South Carolina heading the wrong path potentially expanding fault divorce?
April 9, 2019
In 1969 California became the first state to allow no-fault divorce. In 2010 New York became the last state to allow it. In the interim,
April 8, 2019
When, in 1990, South Carolina enacted its current alimony statute, S.C. Code § 20-3-130, it provided three grounds to automatically terminate permanent periodic alimony: 1)
Supreme Court holds order establishing common-law marriage is immediately appealable
April 4, 2019
The April 3, 2019 Supreme Court opinion in Stone v. Thompson, 426 S.C. 291, 826 S.E.2d 868 (2019), addresses the appealability of final orders from
March 20, 2019
The March 20, 2019, South Carolina Supreme Court opinion in Sweeney v. Sweeney, 420 S.C. 69, 800 S.E.2d 148 (2019), “establishes” something I had assumed
What are the potential remedies for notice-based contempt pleadings?
February 14, 2019
Late last month the family court issued a contempt petition against a client of mine in which the petition was a “notice” pleading, not a
