Deposing alleged paramours before filing to terminate alimony
September 28, 2012
In South Carolina even adultery that occurs during the marital dissolution litigation period is sufficient to terminate alimony. Further adultery can be “proven” through circumstantial
Substance abuse testing before temporary hearings
September 25, 2012
In the South Carolina family courts it is almost a reflexive practice for attorneys to file a motion for temporary relief, seeking all the relief
September 25, 2012
In South Carolina only adultery acts as an absolute bar to alimony. S.C. Code § 20-3-130(A). Yet, since the implementation of South Carolina’s alimony statute
Court of Appeals makes minor changes to year-old opinion
September 12, 2012
Today’s [September 12, 2012] advance sheet notes a refiled opinion in the case of South Carolina Department of Social Services v. Mary C. Oddly enough
Shared custody parents should date locally
September 8, 2012
One of the more heart wrenching consults I commonly encounter is when a primary caretaker mother who agreed to shared physical custody has fallen in
Can a deserting (without good cause) spouse get alimony?
September 7, 2012
How many family law attorneys are aware of S.C. Code § 63-5-20? In my experience not many. With the proper fact pattern that statute might
August 28, 2012
South Carolina Code § 20-3-610 indicates that the marital estate is created “at the time marital litigation is filed or commenced...” Yet S.C. Code §
Dumpster diving the family court files
August 26, 2012
When I first started practicing family law an early mentor, William J. Hamilton, III, told me that, “the evidence for a thousand divorces lies in
