Best practices in responding to requests for production
February 17, 2017
I spend a lot of time struggling to get opposing attorneys to fully respond to requests for production. Often it’s hard to tell if the
Does the De Facto Custodian statue limit or implicitly overrule Moore v. Moore?
February 3, 2017
Comments from attorneys and litigants who’ve made this argument are most welcome Moore v. Moore, 300 S.C. 75, 386 S.E.2d 456, 458 (1989) is the
January 20, 2017
When South Carolina codified child custody factors in June 2012 as S.C. Code § 63-15-220, I noted,“I do not see any reason why this statute
Little reason to attack the guardian at trial
January 15, 2017
Working on materials for an upcoming lecture on attorney/guardian interactions, I realized that it had been years since I last felt compelled to “attack” the
What the guardian should expect from the attorneys/What attorneys should expect from the guardian
January 12, 2017
The following are materials for an upcoming Charleston County guardian ad litem luncheon. I am posting them as a blog so that folks can comment.
Let’s Make Better Mistakes Tomorrow
January 6, 2017
Recently, walking past an apartment in Amsterdam, I observed the following postcard-sized calling card for a “life coach” and broke out laughing: Attorneys, especially family law
Is empathy really useful for a family law attorney?
January 5, 2017
A recent New York Times ROOM for DEBATE discussed Does Empathy Guide or Hinder Moral Action? The anti-empathy debater defined it as “the capacity to
Patterns in 2016 Published South Carolina Family Court opinions
January 4, 2017
For the past six years I’ve done an annual recap of the prior year’s South Carolina published family court appeals. It’s an opportunity for me
