South Carolina Supreme Court promulgates new rule for appointing mediators in family court
April 29, 2015
An August 27, 2014 South Carolina Supreme Court order requires dismissal of family court actions if they are not resolved or set for trial within
Supreme Court sets procedures for family court attorney fee awards
December 3, 2014
The December 3, 2014 South Carolina Supreme Court opinion in Buist v. Buist, 410 S.C. 569, 766 S.E.2d 381 (2014), sets forth procedures to be used
Supreme Court changes Family Court 365 day benchmark administrative order
August 28, 2014
On August 27, 2014 the South Carolina Supreme Court issued an administrative order superseding the May 9, 2006 order that set the 365 day benchmark
Common Rule 11 violations in discovery requests and objections
April 3, 2014
I’m not sure my fellow members of the bar are aware they are doing it, but I see a whole lot of Rule 11 violations
Should one verify what doesn’t have to be verified?
March 24, 2014
An old mentee of mine asked me if he should verify pleadings given that Rule 11(a) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure no
Establishing paternity when the husband ain’t the daddy
March 20, 2014
A few times a year I am contacted by a mother who wants to put her child’s biological father on the child’s birth certificate but
South Carolina takes small step toward insuring due process in child support collection
March 2, 2014
On February 28, 2014 the South Carolina Supreme Court promulgated the use of the following new form, SCCA 430S, which can be downloaded here, for
Should there be automatic de novo review of temporary custody and support orders?
January 30, 2014
I’ve previously complained that South Carolina’s handling of family court temporary hearings violate due process. This is because allowing such hearings to proceed on affidavits
