Mischief potential in restraints against disposing of marital property
March 19, 2012
Many family court attorneys routinely seek a restraining order at the beginning of a marital dissolution case against “disposing of, hiding, encumbering, or in any
March 16, 2012
In the March 16, 2012 opinion in Anthony H. v. Matthew G.,397 S.C. 447, 725 S.E.2d 132 (Ct. App. 2012) the Court of Appeals held
March 15, 2012
I have a long-held intellectual fascination with South Carolina’s sibling visitation statute, S.C. Code § 63-3-530(A)(44), so much so that I wrote a blog with
When you are your own attorney
March 13, 2012
A quote I often hear ascribed to the incomparable Gedney M. Howe, III (though I have never actually heard him say it) is: When you
Caught in a circular firing squad
March 13, 2012
I have increasingly come to the conclusion that being a guardian ad litem in South Carolina for private custody cases is an impossible task if
Did the attorney believe in my case?
March 10, 2012
A colleague of mine recently blogged about “How to Find the Right Divorce Attorney for You.” Among the checklist of questions the prospective client was
March 10, 2012
The past few weeks I’ve taken over a few cases from dabblers, provided second opinions to a few family court litigants represented by dabblers, litigated
Crossland appeal offers interesting guidance on alimony and equitable distribution
March 7, 2012
On July 2, 2014 the South Carolina Supreme Court completely reversed this Court of Appeals opinion. See Supreme Court completely reverses Court of Appeals and reinstates