The custody witness few ever think to call
December 3, 2011
There are lots of obvious witnesses in a custody case: the child’s teachers; the child’s coaches; the child’s mental health professionals; the parents of the
Sheila R. appeal provides classic example of how to lose custody by undermining the other parent
November 3, 2011
A too sizable portion of my practice time is spent counseling custodial parents (typically mothers) not to undermine the other parent. While part of my
Overnight non-marital romantic companion restraints after Lawrence v. Texas
October 29, 2011
South Carolina family court judges routinely issue restraints against exposing children to a parent’s non-marital romantic companions overnight. When concerned about appearing to be moral
October 27, 2011
The October 26, 2011 Court of Appeals opinion in Purser v. Owens, 396 S.C. 531, 722 S.E.2d 225 (Ct. App. 2011), highlights the problems that result when family
Court of Appeals’ opinion applies Latimer factors to initial custody determination
August 24, 2011
Today’s South Carolina Court of Appeals opinion in McComb v. Conard, 394 S.C. 416, 715 S.E.2d 662 (Ct. App. 2011), approved the family court’s use of
How best interests of the child warps adult culture
August 18, 2011
A generation ago there was a term for adults who genuinely enjoyed watching small children’s athletic or artistic performances: pedophiles. However a legal culture that
Court of Appeals custody opinion is all kinds of crazy
August 11, 2011
Generally, the South Carolina Court of Appeals does not issue published opinions Per Curiam. Perhaps it did so for the August 10, 2011 opinion
The child custody interrogatory that often reveals more than it should
August 10, 2011
It’s typically hard to get useful information from child custody interrogatories. One question that often reveals more than it should is “Is there anything about
