The vital distinction between dismissal with prejudice and dismissal without prejudice
April 2, 2022
In family court there is a vital distinction between dismissal with prejudice and dismissal without prejudice. “A dismissal of a case without prejudice means that
Why not have multiple final orders?
March 31, 2022
When a case concludes, family law attorneys typically draft one final order addressing all issues in the case. It is certainly the easiest method of
March 10, 2022
The March 9, 2022, Court of Appeals opinion in Bostick v. Bostick, 436 S.C. 43, 872 S.E.2d 859 (Ct.App. 2022), reversed the family court’s determination
Surprising few, Supreme Court holds that child issues cannot be arbitrated
September 10, 2021
In Fall 2019, the South Carolina Court of Appeals issued two separate opinions holding that child issues could not be arbitrated: Kosciusko v. Parham, 428
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
Refiled Sellers opinion adds one footnote and one clarification
December 9, 2020
A refiled December 9, 2020 Court of Appeals opinion in Sellers v. Nicholls, 432 S.C. 101, 851 S.E.2d 54 (Ct. App. 2020), makes two minor
Litigating by day; fornicating by night
November 2, 2020
Early in my career there was a long-ago-retired, rural-county judge who admonished litigants violating the following rule that, “ya cain’t be LIT-I-GATE-in’ in the daytime
