Supreme Court holds temporary domestic agreements do not waive elective share

December 18, 2024

The December 18, 2024, South Carolina Supreme Court opinion in Weeks v. Weeks, affirms that a temporary domestic agreement addressing marital property issues does not

No more unilateral remote mediations

December 6, 2024

A December 6, 2024 Supreme Court order rescinds a March 19, 2021 Supreme Court order that authorized remote mediations during the COVID-19 pandemic. That 2021

For second time in under two years, Court of Appeals affirms divided legal custody

November 22, 2024

The refiled October 21, 2024, Court of Appeals opinion in Abbas-Ghaleb v. Ghaleb, 444 S.C. 245, 907 S.E.2d 105 (Ct. App. 2024), stems from a

Supreme Court reinstates family court’s change of custody to father and clarifies guardian’s ability to make custody recommendations

November 21, 2024

The November 20, 2024 Supreme Court opinion in Grungo-Smith v. Grungo, 444 S.C. 556, 910 S.E.2d 455 (2024), reversed the Court of Appeals ruling in

Supreme Court remands for recalculation of child support

November 7, 2024

On November 6, 2024, the South Carolina Supreme Court opinion in the case of Gandy v. Gandy, remedies what would appear to be an obvious

Court of Appeals holds juvenile cannot be ordered into confinement for an evaluation without first obtaining a recommendation from the community mental health center

October 16, 2024

The October 16, 2024, Court of Appeals opinion in SCDSS v.Caldwell, held that a juvenile cannot be ordered into confinement for an evaluation without first

Pet peeve: attorneys who value their time more than your time

October 4, 2024

A pet peeve of mine, for which I am getting increasingly peevish, is attorneys who set office procedures that value their time more than their

Supreme Court’s new administrative order makes important modifications regarding family court temporary hearings

October 1, 2024

On September 25, 2024, the South Carolina Supreme Court issued a revised order on “Duties of Family Court Chief Judges for Administrative Purposes.”  For family

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