Maybe we’re taking the deference to the family court judge’s credibility determinations too far?
February 25, 2011
The February 23, 2011 Court of Appeals opinion in Reiss v. Reiss, 392 S.C. 198, 708 S.E.2d 799 (Ct.App 2011) makes me question whether the appellate
December 5, 2010
In part one of this blog I explained how an opposing party’s failure to call certain witnesses at trial could be considered as negatively impacting
December 5, 2010
Friday I presented my lecture for the annual Family Court Bench Bar on How to Draft a Family Court Final Order that will get Sustained
Court of Appeals affirms biased eyewitness testimony insufficient to prove adultery
July 21, 2010
The July 24, 2010 Court of Appeals opinion in Kennedy v. Kennedy, 389 S.C. 494, 699 S.E.2d 184 (Ct. App. 2010) provides some guidance on proof of adultery,
How to draft a family court final order that will get sustained on appeal
July 12, 2010
Pursuant to South Carolina Rule of Family Court 26 (a & b): An order or judgment pursuant to an adjudication in a domestic relations case
June 26, 2010
Since family court proceedings are bench trials a family law attorney’s task is to convince a judge, not a jury. Judges who feel that the
Countering weasely responses in discovery and pleadings
March 16, 2010
“Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel.” -- Homer Simpson A common complaint among family law
Supreme Court decision reestablishes deference to family court judges’ credibility findings
June 15, 2009
I have been eagerly awaiting today’s [June 15, 2009] South Carolina Supreme Court decision in McCrosson v. Tanenbaum, 383 S.C. 150, 679 S.E.2d 172 (2009). Not only
