The wrong times to be starting marital or custody litigation

July 24, 2025

One of my earliest blogs addressed the idea that the family court only has jurisdiction over a child’s custody for a period of 216 months—from

In custody actions, don’t look to the guardian (or DSS) to carry your water

January 16, 2025

I see a lot of custody cases in which one or both parties expect the guardian to do the work and present the evidence that

For second time in under two years, Court of Appeals affirms divided legal custody

November 22, 2024

The refiled October 21, 2024, Court of Appeals opinion in Abbas-Ghaleb v. Ghaleb, 444 S.C. 245, 907 S.E.2d 105 (Ct. App. 2024), stems from a

Supreme Court reinstates family court’s change of custody to father and clarifies guardian’s ability to make custody recommendations

November 21, 2024

The November 20, 2024 Supreme Court opinion in Grungo-Smith v. Grungo, 444 S.C. 556, 910 S.E.2d 455 (2024), reversed the Court of Appeals ruling in

Drafting passport provisions for Child Custody Agreements

August 23, 2024

As foreign travel has gotten easier and my client base has gotten wealthier, more of my clients need their child custody agreements to address passports

Make the parents bounce

January 29, 2024

South Carolina’s annual guardian ad litem training, which took place last Friday, always inspires at least a few blogs. It did again this year. During

Court of Appeals affirms custody and relocation but reverses Mother’s rehabilitative alimony award

January 24, 2024

The Court of Appeals slightly modified its opinion on March 20, 2024 The January 24, 2024, Court of Appeals opinion in Gandy v. Gandy affirmed

The hierarchy of witnesses for custody trials

October 26, 2023

Attempting to give guidance to various clients indicated a need for me to explain the hierarchy of witnesses for custody trials.  As I have noted

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