Three methods of reducing the impact of an unfavorable guardian ad litem report
April 20, 2018
The typical response of an unhappy litigant to an unfavorable guardian ad litem report is to accuse the guardian of bias. While in rare instances
January 31, 2018
I know family court judges who don’t have passports and am frankly shocked–until you experience foreign cultures it’s hard to truly understand that radically different
Possibly correct but poorly reasoned custody and relocation decision from the Court of Appeals
January 24, 2018
The January 24, 2018 Court of Appeals opinion in Burgess v. Arnold, 422 S.C. 122, 810 S.E.2d 255 (Ct. App. 2018), is possibly correct but, in at
How fathers who gain custody can keep custody
December 13, 2017
For reasons having nothing to do with sexism, more mothers than fathers have custody of their children. Often when fathers get custody they have never
Best methods for equalizing physical custody
August 23, 2017
There are some custody cases that will only settle if both parties get equal time with the child(ren). Thus a sizable subset of custody cases
August 18, 2017
Parents come to my office wanting to litigate custody. Often they are not sure what it means but they know they want it. Terms like
Was there wisdom in the “tender years” doctrine
August 14, 2017
There is no doubt that the “tender years” doctrine–which favored granting mothers custody of young children–would not pass constitutional muster in the 21st century. Such
Getting bossy with custody clients
July 1, 2017
I have a saying that custody cases are the rare litigation in which it is acceptable for an attorney to change the facts. While the
