May 17, 2017
The United States Supreme Court rarely issues opinions addressing family law, making the May 15, 2017 opinion in Howell v. Howell blogworthy. Howell addresses an
Learn something new every day: involuntary non-suits in family court
May 5, 2017
I’ve long been aware that one could use Rule 41(b), SCRCP, to move to dismiss an action for failure to prosecute or as a sanction
Automatic discovery in family court–finally
May 1, 2017
Effective today (May 1, 2017) the South Carolina Supreme Court has amended Rule 25, SCFCR, to authorize automatic discovery in family court. In 23 years
Keeping smart people from doing stupid stuff
April 28, 2017
When I attended law school no one informed me that I would spend a substantial part of most days talking smart people out of doing
When to file and when to continue negotiating without filing
April 27, 2017
I had a recent consult with a woman who was gung ho to file for divorce. In discussing her situation, I could not understand her
April 26, 2017
When I mentor newly licensed attorneys, one of the more important lessons I try to impart is that they should be clear about when and
Where’s the public good in “Pro bono publico”?
April 22, 2017
At some point the Latin phrase for the concept that lawyers should provide volunteer services was shortened from “pro bono publico” to simply “pro bono.”
Better to be underemployed than overemployed
April 21, 2017
There was a recent (April 18, 2017) opinion piece by David Leonhardt in the New York Times titled, “You’re Too Busy. You Need a ‘Shultz
