Court of Appeals affirms custody modification and continuance denial
August 7, 2020
This opinion was slightly revised on December 9, 2020: Refiled Sellers Opinion Adds One Footnote And One Clarification The August 5, 2020 Court of Appeals opinion in
Demand formal requests before allowing a home inspection in marital dissolution cases
May 19, 2020
A request for entry upon land for the purpose of inspection is a discovery option infrequently used by family court attorneys. Part of the reason
South Carolina court system partially reopens for business
April 5, 2020
Late Friday (April 3, 2020), the South Carolina Supreme Court issued an order that will partially reopen the court system for business while continuing to
November 6, 2019
In the November 6, 2019, case of Cooper v. SCDSS, 428 S.C. 402, 835 S.E.2d 516 (2019), the South Carolina Supreme Court found that the
Ambiguity in the rules on requests for admissions
September 12, 2019
There is a clear ambiguity in the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure regarding requests for admissions–SCRCP 36. I suspect that many denied requests to
Without an itemized statement of time, your attorney fee affidavit is incomplete
August 19, 2019
Probably once a month I attend a contested family court hearing in which the opposing counsel attempts to submit a fee affidavit without including an
The surprising breadth of res judicata
June 26, 2019
At this point in my career, it’s rare I learn anything significant about legal doctrines from opposing counsels. However, earlier this week, I was completely
Not pleading for a guardian (or discovery)
June 20, 2019
Last week I prosecuted a motion to appoint a guardian ad litem for the child at issue in a custody case (along with requests for
