September 14, 2022
On September 7, 2022, the Court of Appeals published an opinion in Holland v. Holland, reversing the family court’s determination that Wife’s attempt to collect
August 10, 2022
Just this May I lectured on how de novo review made appealing family court orders more viable. In the materials, I noted six post-Lewis reported
Collect evidence before filing for contempt
July 28, 2022
Earlier in my career I lost a sizable number of contempt petitions I prosecuted because my client lacked the evidence to substantiate his or her
Court of Appeals opinion resolves numerous minor legal issues regarding contempt
December 2, 2021
The December 1, 2021, Court of Appeals opinion in Campione v. Best, 435 S.C. 451, 868 S.E.2d 378 (Ct.App. 2021), resolves a number of interesting
Court of Appeals opinion unwittingly exposes serious flaws in South Carolina’s Family Court Rules
July 26, 2021
The July 7, 2021, Court of Appeals opinion in Taylor v. Taylor, 863 S.E.2d 335, 434 S.C. 307 (Ct. App. 2021), unwittingly exposes serious flaws
July 8, 2021
I have little doubt that, if raised in the proper case, the ten-day notice requirement in South Carolina Family Court Rule 14(d) will be held
DSS safety plans don’t override custody/visitation orders
July 5, 2021
I typically don’t blog about unpublished opinions. Since they cannot be used as precedent, their holdings are unreliable guidance. Still, when the Court of Appeals
Are you seeking to modify or enforce that family court final order (or do both)?
October 10, 2020
In my eleven-plus years of doing this blog I’ve yet to write about the different procedures and goals in modifying versus enforcing a final order
