Lessons in imputed income from the Court of Appeals

September 1, 2010

Have some sympathy for Family Court Judge Leslie K. Riddle, whose decision in the case of Marchant v. Marchant, 390 S.C. 1, 699 S.E.2d 708

Living “The Life of Riley” and puffery in financing documents while claiming poverty is not conducive to minimal child support obligation

August 5, 2010

Yesterday’s Court of Appeals opinion in Bennett v. Rector, 389 S.C. 274, 697 S.E.2d 715 (Ct.App. 2010), provides further guidance on imputation of income in

The foolishness of agreeing to family court jurisdiction when issues are contested or subject to enforcement

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,

Court of Appeals notes it’s unlikely parents agree to their habitually intoxicated spouse having custody of their children

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

Winning too big

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

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