Unpublished Court of Appeals opinion undefinitively answers one of my family court questions
June 25, 2014
The June 25, 2014 unpublished Court of Appeals opinion in Katzburg v. Katzburg undefinitively answers one of my long-standing family court questions. I was retained
Court of Appeals reverses finding of contempt, finding Mother’s non-compliance not willful
October 30, 2013
The October 30, 2013 Court of Appeals opinion in Ward v. Washington, 406 S.C. 249, 750 S.E.2d 105 (Ct. App. 2013), reversed a finding of contempt
Contempt sanction notice in family court orders
August 7, 2013
I actually have a form file, contempt sanction notice, that contains language I infrequently include at the bottom of proposed family court orders: Take notice
July 1, 2013
The June 26, 2013 Court of Appeals opinion in Simpson v. Simpson, 404 S.C. 563, 746 S.E.2d 54 (Ct. App. 2013), provides quite useful guidance as
No lesson learned two years after the spanking
May 1, 2013
Two years after the United States Supreme Court reversed the South Carolina Supreme Court in Turner v. Rodgers, 131 S.Ct. 2507 (2011), I see no
Renegotiating with litigants who won’t obey their previous court-approved agreements
March 22, 2013
Folks who refuse to comply with their court-approved agreements but then ask you to renegotiate those agreements to make them more to their liking are
Going for the “easy kill” in contempt proceedings
March 11, 2013
Clients seeking to hold the other party in contempt for violation of a family court order often present a mix of potential contempt claims. Some
Supreme Court holds that family court temporary order is never automatically stayed by appeal
November 21, 2012
In the November 21, 2012 opinion of Terry v. Terry, 400 S.C. 453, 734 S.E.2d 646 (2012) the South Carolina Supreme Court clarifies the effect of filing
