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Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys

August 12th, 2026

Court of Appeals holds order denying discovery in contempt action is interlocutory (but notes the issue needs resolution)

The August 12, 2026, Court of Appeals opinion in McConnell v. McConnell dismissed Husband’s appeal of family court orders denying him discovery he had issued pursuant to a contempt action he had filed. In McConnell, Husband filed a rule to show cause seeking to hold Wife in contempt over alleged violations of the parties’ marital […]
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May 13th, 2026

Court of Appeals holds magistrate courts have jurisdiction to hear spouses’ requests for restraining orders

On May 13, 2026, the South Carolina Court of Appeals, in the case of Major v. Major, held that the magistrate courts have jurisdiction to hear spouses’ requests for restraining orders. In Major, Wife sought a restraining order in magistrate court against Husband pursuant to section 16-3-1750 of the South Carolina Code (2015) (the Harassment and Stalking Statute) for […]
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May 13th, 2026

South Carolina Supreme Court holds results of a penile plethysmograph (PPG) test are inadmissible as unreliable

In 2024, the South Carolina Court of Appeals, in the case of In the Matter of Shawn T. Daily, 443 S.C. 557, 905 S.E.2d 310 (Ct. App. 2024), held that the results of a penile plethysmograph (PPG) test are inadmissible as unreliable.  Blogging about Daily at the time, I noted that such tests were often used in family court, […]

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