Can a deserting (without good cause) spouse get alimony?
September 7, 2012
How many family law attorneys are aware of S.C. Code § 63-5-20? In my experience not many. With the proper fact pattern that statute might
Equalizing incomes doesn’t always equalize lifestyles
August 25, 2012
In setting alimony for really long marriages (30+ years) the family courts sometime try to equalize incomes. In cases in which both parties are retired
Are you paying too much in weekly support?
August 10, 2012
When translating support from a monthly payment amount to a weekly payment amount, family court attorneys and judges divide the weekly amount by 4 1/3.
May 31, 2012
Typical language in South Carolina support orders is: The obligor shall pay support directly to the obligee. If the obligor is ever more than five
Way decision reverses lump sum equitable distribution award
May 9, 2012
The May 9, 2012 Court of Appeals opinion in Way v. Way, 398 S.C. 1, 726 S.E.2d 215 (Ct. App. 2012), reversed the family court’s $20,000
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
Combining rehabilitative and permanent alimony
February 22, 2012
For reasons that are only marginally explicable, South Carolina attorneys and judges are reluctant to issue orders or enter agreements that combine rehabilitative alimony with
(Un)important unpublished rehabilitative alimony opinion from Court of Appeals
February 2, 2012
I was eagerly awaiting the Court of Appeals decision in Allen-Hines v. Hines because I was hoping it would answer the question of whether a
