June 17, 2010
In the first year of law school everyone takes Civil Procedure, where we learn about in rem jurisdiction, quasi in rem jurisdiction and in personam
Forgoing initial retainers in the expectation of payment later
June 8, 2010
A few of the new attorneys in my suite asked for my views on forgoing initial retainers in family court cases in which one might
Letting good clients subsidize deadbeat clients
June 8, 2010
I am amazed at how many family law attorneys accept a collections rate of 75%, or less, on their billing. Basically they are letting their
Can miscarriage expenses be considered an incident of child support?
June 2, 2010
Today’s Court of Appeals opinion in Susan R. v. Donald R., 389 S.C. 107, 697 S.E.2d 634 (Ct. App. 2010), affirmed, with one seemingly insignificant modification,
May 28, 2010
A couple of interesting things are happening in yesterday’s Court of Appeals opinion in Bodkin v. Bodkin, 388 S.C. 203, 694 S.E.2d 230 (2010), which, with one
May 22, 2010
Very early in my career I handled my first contested custody case which resulted in my client, a young medical student, obtaining custody of his
May 3, 2010
When a spouse becomes terminated in the midst of marital litigation there are frequent disputes whether any severance should be treated as income to the
