July 20, 2011
In the July 20, 2011 decision in Ross v. Ross, 394 S.C. 261, 715 S.E.2d 359 (Ct. App. 2011), the Court of Appeals remanded the issue
Disloyal collegiality in the prosecution and non prosecution of motions to compel
June 29, 2011
South Carolina attorneys are expected to be collegial. Part of that collegiality is a reluctance to file motions to compel discovery responses and a frequent
June 29, 2011
The June 29, 2011 Court of Appeals opinion in Wannamaker v. Wannamaker, 395 S.C. 592, 719 S.E.2d 261 (Ct. App. 2011) (refiled August 11, 2011 with a
When “five days” is seven days (and can be ten days)
May 19, 2011
South Carolina Family Court Rule 21(a) allows Motions for Temporary Relief to “be served not later than five days before the time specified for the
What portions of foreign domestic relations orders are enforceable in South Carolina Family Court?
April 14, 2011
When an opposing party lives or has assets in South Carolina, it can often be more effective to enforce a foreign state’s domestic relations order
We ain’t a notice pleading state
April 3, 2011
A colleague of mine, whom I greatly admire but who will remain nameless, recently posted a blog defining a summons and complaint in which he
Doesn’t a family court motion for temporary relief need to state the grounds therefor?
December 5, 2010
Rule 21 of the South Carolina Rules of Family Court creates specialized rules for Family Court motions for temporary relief. For example, such motions may
Anatomy of a family court ex-parte order
October 13, 2010
With many thanks to Robert Rosen, who has greatly shaped my thinking regarding the proper form of family court ex-parte orders, the link below contains
