The most obvious malpractice there is in South Carolina family law
January 17, 2019
About five years ago–after being burned for the umpteenth time by entering a temporary consent order binding my client to a temporary support without first
Unpublished Conits opinion reveals the dangers of lackadaisical litigating
May 7, 2018
After three published opinions in Conits v. Conits, one a refiled Supreme Court opinion, on May 2, 2018 the Court of Appeals issued an unpublished
South Carolina Court of Appeals opinion highlights the importance of accurate financial declarations
April 11, 2017
My clients get sick of me harping on refining and corroborating their financial declarations before we file them. In the future I will direct them
Negotiating alimony or equitable distribution without financial declarations
September 4, 2015
How many times have I been seduced by an opposing attorney’s siren call to negotiate alimony or property division issues before that attorney’s client will
What’s so important about financial declarations?
October 12, 2012
Financial declarations are often the most important piece of evidence in any family court case. Filling them out and executing them in a cavalier manner
Financial declarations with an eye toward the future
June 22, 2010
Just the past week I have closed a support modification case in which a party’s financial declaration understates that party’s projected future income and taken
The perils of inaccurate (or no) financial declarations in family court
February 25, 2010
For any family court trial involving alimony or attorney’s fees, and for most trials involving child support or support enforcement, an accurate financial declaration is
