Tag: Attorney’s Fees

Court of Appeals confirms that severance pay that is not tied to an agreement not to compete is marital property

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

Supreme Court reaffirms that professional goodwill is not marital asset; finds abuse of discretion in family court’s alimony award but provides no explanation to justify its modified award

January 11, 2010

Today’s Supreme Court opinion in Dickert v. Dickert, 387 S.C. 1, 691 S.E.2d 448 (2010), resolved interesting issues of equitable distribution and alimony.  However on the

Financial Decisions to Make as You Divorce

November 14, 2009

Article in yesterday’s New York Times.   Should be required reading/checklist for divorce clients:  Financial Decisions to Make as You Divorce

How family court law on payment of attorneys fees alters negotiation strategy

September 21, 2009

In a typical negotiation each party’s initial offer is the least generous offer they might hope the other party will accept.  The rationale behind such

Small small victory

July 29, 2009

An appeal I handled for a local colleague, Douglas Barker, resulted in a published opinion today (July 29, 2009) from the Court of Appeals in

A legal education can be expensive

June 13, 2009

I love contempt. See Enforcement (or Defending Enforcement) of Family Court Orders.  Folks tend to forget (if they ever realized) that court orders aren’t simply