How to enforce an attorney fee award

November 17, 2016

A few months ago my mentee observed me enforce my attorney fee award through a family court contempt proceeding. Expecting me to prove the contempt

Wife’s lack of corroborating evidence mostly dooms her appeal

November 2, 2016

In the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story “Adventure of the Silver Blaze,” Sherlock Holmes deduces the identity of the thief, in part, by noting that

Five years of litigation, all for naught

September 10, 2016

Pity poor Lori Stoney, a fellow member of the Charleston County family court bar, and the appellant in the July 27, 2016 Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals partially reduces Husband’s alimony reduction in case Husband probably wishes he never filed

September 9, 2016

One of my harder tasks practicing family law in South Carolina is advising ex-spouses with alimony obligations whether and how much their obligation might change

Court of Appeals affirms contempt finding against mother who didn’t force children to visit

July 10, 2016

Calling bullsh*t on custodial parents who let the children decide their visitation is one of my most controversial and by far my most commented-upon blog.

“Hammered” by the family court, Court of Appeals hammers Husband again

April 16, 2016

There are some family court smack-downs that beg for an appeal. And there are some Court of Appeals decisions that beg for a petition for

Husband’s lack of credibility on financial disclosure has multiple adverse consequences

March 19, 2016

The March 16, 2016 Court of Appeals opinion in Conits v. Conits, 417 S.C. 127, 789 S.E.2d 51 (Ct. App. 2016) rejects many of Husband’s allegations of

Court of Appeals affirms custody, property division and fees

April 9, 2015

Can anyone explain the Court of Appeals’ thought process in what family law decisions it will publish? On April 8, 2015, mere weeks after deigning

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