June 18, 2018
During the past few weeks two attorneys I greatly respect have conducted mediations for my clients. One mediator settled every single case, often in circumstances
Recent Workers Compensation opinion may impact child custody cases
June 13, 2018
The June 6, 2018 Court of Appeals opinion in York v. York, 424 S.C. 280, 818 S.E.2d 215 (Ct. App. 2018), addresses the issue of who is
Court of Appeals finds standing for paternal grandparents to obtain custody when mother is unfit
June 8, 2018
Given a culture that expects parents to be responsible for raising their children, the law has developed that fit parents should (with the limited exceptions
June 4, 2018
Per wikipedia, during the Roman republic, the river Rubicon marked the boundary between the Roman province of Cisalpine Gaul to the north-west and Italy proper
Sealing records when private custody cases reference past child protective services involvement
May 24, 2018
While the general principal is that court records are open to the public, information from child protective services cases are not. Thus conflicts develop between
Court of Appeals applies Moore factors and returns child to mother
May 23, 2018
The May 23, 2018 Court of Appeals opinion in Urban v. Kerscher, 423 S.C. 615, 817 S.E.2d 130 (Ct. App. 2018), reverses a Family Court’s continuation of
Vacating court approved agreements
May 12, 2018
Most family law attorneys will occasionally get contacted by an unhappy litigant who wishes to “appeal” his or her court approved agreement. The simple answer
Smith case reveals judges do more than simply call balls and strikes
May 11, 2018
After I posted my blog on the May 9, 2018 South Carolina Supreme Court opinion in SCDSS v. Smith to Facebook, a number of
