June 2, 2011
Reed v. Pieper, 393 S.C. 424, 713 S.E.2d 309 (Ct. App. 2011), is the second of two June 1, 2011 Court of Appeals opinions to demonstrate
June 2, 2011
The June 1, 2011 Court of Appeals opinion in Wilson v. McDonald, 393 S.C. 419, 713 S.E.2d 306 (Ct. App. 2011), is the first demonstration of
May 28, 2011
A common restraint in South Carolina family court orders involving custody or visitation with minor children is a restraint against “exposing the children to members
Beaten by implicit credibility determinations
May 27, 2011
My client, for completely explicable reasons, but much to my disappointment, has decided not to seek rehearing and eventual certiorari of the unpublished May 18,
Shouldn’t having custody of a child terminate child support per se?
May 13, 2011
Under S.C. Code § 63-3-530 (17) “orders for child support run until the child is eighteen years of age or until the child is married
A retired family court judge’s view of the import of Lewis v. Lewis
May 12, 2011
From guest blogger, the Formerly Honorable Barry W. Knobel. I jokingly refer to Barry W. Knobel as “formerly honorable” because he stepped down from the family
Supreme Court authorizes use of SCRCP 60(b)(5) to right obvious injustice
May 11, 2011
The 2006 Court of Appeals opinion in Simmons v. Simmons, 370 S.C. 109, 634 S.E.2d 1 (Ct. App. 2006) voided a provision in the parties’ 1990
Supreme Court engages in scholarly debates on standard of appellate review of family court orders
May 11, 2011
The May 9, 2011 opinion in Lewis v. Lewis, 392 S.C. 381, 709 S.E.2d 650 (2011), finds the South Carolina Supreme Court engaging in a scholarly
