The appellate courts “may find bifurcation in family court is generally ill-advised”; I don’t
April 21, 2023
This week, for the second time in four years, the South Carolina appellate courts published an opinion noting it is generally “ill-advised” for the family
Family law is the trailing indicator of cultural change
January 28, 2023
Yesterday I lectured for the South Carolina Bar’s annual guardian ad litem training on the topic “Post-COVID Child Custody and Visitation Case Law Update (2020-2022).”
January 23, 2023
In 1971, South Carolina adopted article I, section 10 as part of the state constitution. That section reads, “The right of the people to be
You willing to go to jail over that?
April 14, 2022
It amazes me how unseriously many folks subject to South Carolina child custody orders take the requirement of those orders. Per S.C. Code Ann. §
February 1, 2022
Because South Carolina’s De Facto Custodian statute and Grandparent Visitation statute both allow the family court to award visitation to non-parents, they are often viewed
De Facto Custodian rights are more valuable than Grandparent Rights
November 24, 2021
Given the phone calls I receive from prospective clients, it appears that many more folks are aware of the concept of grandparent rights than they
September 12, 2021
The August 18, 2021, Court of Appeals opinion in Weller v. Weller, 434 S.C. 530, 863 S.E.2d 835 (Ct. App. 2021), finds that court affirming
South Carolina Supreme Court poised to address arbitration of children’s issues
May 7, 2021
In 2019, the South Carolina Court of Appeals issued two published opinions holding that child-related family law issues (custody/visitation/child support) could not be arbitrated and
