When a child supposedly speaks ill of a parent
January 10, 2013
How an attorney should react when a client’s child speaks ill of the client is often dependant upon things young attorneys (and often even experienced
November 14, 2012
The November 14, 2012 Court of Appeals opinion in Lewis v. Lewis, 400 S.C. 354, 734 S.E.2d 322 (Ct. App. 2012), provides some guidance on imputing income
Impeaching a guardian ad litem who’s gone (too) rogue
October 6, 2012
Twenty years experience shows that there’s some validity to Robert Rosen’s jaundiced view of guardians ad litem in private custody cases, best expressed by the
Court of Appeals makes minor changes to year-old opinion
September 12, 2012
Today’s [September 12, 2012] advance sheet notes a refiled opinion in the case of South Carolina Department of Social Services v. Mary C. Oddly enough
The New York Times and Family Law
July 29, 2012
The amount and quality of the journalism coming from the New York Times that touches on issues related to family law is–literally–remarkable. I could easily
Supreme Court applies Federal Indian Child Welfare Act to prevent adoption
July 27, 2012
The July 26, 2012 South Carolina Supreme Court opinion in Adoptive Couple v. Cherokee Nation, 398 S.C. 625, 731 S.E.2d 550 (2012), had been long anticipated. The story
Who does South Carolina House Bill 4614 really benefit?
June 21, 2012
Yesterday two different family law attorneys emailed me seeking my thoughts about the recently-enacted South Carolina House Bill 4614. Since most of the family court
