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
April 26, 2023
In the April 26, 2023, opinion in Greene v. Greene, 439 S.C. 427, 887 S.E.2d 157 (Ct.App. 2023), finding exceptional circumstances, the Court of Appeals
In contested custody litigation, there’s no downside to kindness
March 4, 2023
One of the quickest, easiest, and most effective “fixes” I can counsel my clients to do in contested custody litigation is to be kind to
In a dysfunctional parenting relationship, there’s better than even odds that you’re the problem
March 4, 2023
Most of my contested custody litigation, especially those requiring trial, involve parents in a dysfunctional co-parenting relationship. The inability of these parents to get along
Many reasons to love Our Family Wizard
February 17, 2023
When I first started trying custody cases in 1994, there were no text messages or emails and the World Wide Web was in its infancy.
Court of Appeals reverses family court’s modification of joint custody
February 14, 2023
The February 10, 2023, Court of Appeals opinion in Grungo-Smith v. Grungo, 438 S.C. 508, 884 S.E.2d 219 (Ct. App. 2023), reversed the family court’s
