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

Court of Appeals holds that multi-state child custody jurisdiction statutes are applicable to termination of parental rights/adoption cases

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

South Carolina appellate courts finally apply the sibling visitation statute (and of course it’s unpublished)

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

Woe be unto dabblers

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

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