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
December 9, 2020
The December 9, 2020, Court of Appeals opinion in Jackson v. Jackson, 432 S.C. 415, 853 S.E.2d 344 (Ct.App. 2020), demonstrates the problems that can
October 22, 2020
The October 21, 2020 South Carolina Court of Appeals opinion in Rogers v. Rogers, 432 S.C. 168, 851 S.E.2d 447 (Ct.App. 2020), partially answers the
Fault and alimony in South Carolina
June 14, 2020
Since 1990, when South Carolina adopted its current alimony statute, there have been surprisingly few published appellate decisions on how fault affects alimony. The statute
