Supreme Court finds harmless error in denial of counsel for termination of parental rights
May 10, 2013
The May 8, 2013 Supreme Court opinion in Broom v. Jennifer, 403 S.C. 96, 742 S.E.2d 382 (2013), affirmed a termination of parental rights (TPR) despite the appellant
Supreme Court reconsiders equitable distribution of marital home
May 8, 2013
In a May 8, 2013 substituted opinion in Wilburn v. Wilburn, 403 S.C. 372, 743 S.E.2d 734 (2013), the South Carolina Supreme Court made minor modifications to
Court of Appeals reverses termination of parental rights as not in child’s best interests
May 3, 2013
The May 3, 2013 Court of Appeals opinion in SCDSS v. Cameron N. F. L., 403 S.C. 323, 742 S.E.2d 697 (Ct.App 2013), (dig those initials) reversed the
No lesson learned two years after the spanking
May 1, 2013
Two years after the United States Supreme Court reversed the South Carolina Supreme Court in Turner v. Rodgers, 131 S.Ct. 2507 (2011), I see no
April 26, 2013
I consider myself lucky to have seen P!nk for the second time last month in Charlotte, this time from the center of the VIP mosh
Hawkins affirms denial of child support reduction to downsized, underemployed father
April 21, 2013
The April 17, 2013 Court of Appeals opinion in Hawkins v. Hawkins, 403 S.C. 228, 742 S.E.2d 677 (Ct. App. 2013) demonstrates the continued reluctance of the family
Pre-trial order settling “personal property” precludes equitable distribution of retirement accounts
April 21, 2013
I’ve had a few cases in which the issue of what constitutes “personal property” has been the subject of debate. The understanding of the typical
Will your adult children dread visiting you?
March 28, 2013
I attended a hearing yesterday in which two seemingly caring parents of teenagers were, perhaps unwittingly, doing their best to destroy the other’s relationship with
