Court of Appeals decision rewards indefinite pleadings in family court
December 9, 2009
A few years ago I stopped adding the catchall phrase “and for such other relief as the court deems just and proper” to my family
Financial Decisions to Make as You Divorce
November 14, 2009
Article in yesterday’s New York Times. Should be required reading/checklist for divorce clients: Financial Decisions to Make as You Divorce
September 25, 2009
We live in a culture that increasingly confuses ethical obligations with legal ones. For example, I believe I am ethically obligated to help out those
A new day in child support agreements
August 24, 2009
N.B. The holding of Floyd v. Morgan that it took a higher burden of proof to modify support agreement was subsequently overruled in the case of Lewis v. Lewis,
July 29, 2009
An appeal I handled for a local colleague, Douglas Barker, resulted in a published opinion today (July 29, 2009) from the Court of Appeals in
Misguided child support decision from South Carolina’s Supreme Court
July 7, 2009
N.B. The holding of Floyd v. Morgan that it took a higher burden of proof to modify support agreement was subsequently overruled in the case of Lewis v. Lewis,
Is the application of civil contempt in South Carolina’s “daddy round-ups” improper?
June 19, 2009
“The problem is, chronic non-supporters do not have dependable jobs, nor tax refunds, nor seizeable property. That’s why they are chronic. . . . As
