Court of Appeals affirms award of permanent periodic alimony despite short marriage
March 27, 2025
The March 26, 2025, Court of Appeals opinion on the case of Yu v. Jonas, affirmed the family’s court award of permanent periodic alimony to
July 24, 2024
The June 20, 2024 Court of Appeals opinion in Carter v. Carter, 443 S.C. 585, 905 S.E.2d 405 (2024), corrects an obvious family court error
Supreme Court declines invitation to define “supported spouse” in South Carolina’s alimony statute
October 27, 2022
I won’t blog about my own appeals until remittitur issues as I don’t want to be seen as trying to influence the appellate courts (not
Court of Appeals reinstates final order’s award of alimony and attorney’s fees
August 4, 2022
The August 3, 2022, Court of Appeals opinion in Cohen v. Cohen, 438 S.C. 9 881, S.E.2d 650 (Ct. App. 2022), reinstates the family court’s
March 10, 2022
The March 9, 2022, Court of Appeals opinion in Bostick v. Bostick, 436 S.C. 43, 872 S.E.2d 859 (Ct.App. 2022), reversed the family court’s determination
Court of Appeals addresses parties’ efforts in its alimony and equitable distribution determination
September 30, 2021
The August 18, 2021, Court of Appeals opinion in Jordan v. Postell, 434 S.C. 510, 864 S.E.2d 558 (Ct. App. 2021), addresses common issues of
Temporary spousal support orders set no precedent
May 26, 2021
One of the more common fallacies I hear family court litigants spout is the belief that a family court temporary order setting a spousal support
