Updated checklist of questions whose answers can derail a custody or visitation case
April 27, 2015
Last August I posted a word document containing a checklist of questions that can derail a custody or visitation case. Being informed recently by a colleague
Why do mothers (more typically) get custody?
April 10, 2015
A college student, interested in a career in family law, interviewed me earlier this week for a school project. Mostly he asked questions related to
Court of Appeals affirms custody, property division and fees
April 9, 2015
Can anyone explain the Court of Appeals’ thought process in what family law decisions it will publish? On April 8, 2015, mere weeks after deigning
Checklist of questions whose answers can derail a custody or visitation case
August 29, 2014
I tried a custody case last month in which I learned a few weeks prior to trial that my client was using marijuana approximately once
How should the family court handle misbehaving stepparents in custody litigation?
August 12, 2014
I have a fundamental jurisprudential difference with most of my family law colleagues and many of the state family court judges regarding how one should
Court of Appeals affirms custody determination despite claim of improper guardian investigation
April 4, 2014
The April 2, 2014 Court of Appeals opinion in Simcox-Adams v. Adams, 408 S.C. 252, 758 S.E.2d 206, (Ct. App. 2014), affirmed the family court’s award of
Marijuana use and child custody in South Carolina
March 25, 2014
One of my oldest and dearest friends was awarded custody of his two children and kept custody until they emancipated. Not only was he openly
Should there be automatic de novo review of temporary custody and support orders?
January 30, 2014
I’ve previously complained that South Carolina’s handling of family court temporary hearings violate due process. This is because allowing such hearings to proceed on affidavits
