Supreme Court holds Husband’s successive but timely Rule 59(e) motion stayed Wife’s time to appeal
March 31, 2025
The March 12, 2025, Supreme Court opinion in Swing v. Swing, 445 S.C. 340, 914 S.E.2d 158 (2025), reinstated an appeal that the Court of
The appellate courts “may find bifurcation in family court is generally ill-advised”; I don’t
April 21, 2023
This week, for the second time in four years, the South Carolina appellate courts published an opinion noting it is generally “ill-advised” for the family
Supreme Court remands for new custody trial based on stale record
November 23, 2022
On November 23, 2022, the South Carolina Supreme Court partially granted a writ of certiorari, and remanded the case of Rossington v. Rossington, 438 S.C.
Supreme Court holds order establishing common-law marriage is immediately appealable
April 4, 2019
The April 3, 2019 Supreme Court opinion in Stone v. Thompson, 426 S.C. 291, 826 S.E.2d 868 (2019), addresses the appealability of final orders from
April 18, 2018
On April 18, 2018, almost four months after the South Carolina Supreme Court remanded the appeal of Stoney v. Stoney back to the Court of
Supreme Court clarifies when email notice is proper notice
February 28, 2018
In 2015, when the Court of Appeals, in the case of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Fallon Properties, SC, LLC, 413 S.C. 642, 776 S.E.2d
February 12, 2018
As part of the February 7, 2018 Shearouse advance sheet, the Supreme Court asked the South Carolina General Assembly to approve a change to the
Supreme Court “clarifies” standard of review for family court appeals
December 20, 2017
N.B. In April 2018, the South Carolina Supreme Court issued a revised opinion clarifying the standard of review for procedural matters: Supreme Court clarifies standard of
