How does a judge know evidence is relevant without (generally) resorting to hearsay?
June 29, 2010
While responding to a comment on my blog “Why isn’t corporal punishment considered domestic abuse?,” I began thinking about how one might “know” a fact
Not publishing opinions to save the trial court embarrassment
June 22, 2010
I have been a past critic of the South Carolina Court of Appeals’ failure to publish opinions that do not meet the criteria of S.C.
Applying Family Court Rule 27 to line jump the docket on visitation enforcement
June 15, 2010
I met with a father earlier this week for a consult. He mentioned that he had gone five months without seeing his teenage daughter and
Can miscarriage expenses be considered an incident of child support?
June 2, 2010
Today’s Court of Appeals opinion in Susan R. v. Donald R., 389 S.C. 107, 697 S.E.2d 634 (Ct. App. 2010), affirmed, with one seemingly insignificant modification,
More thoughts on the election of judges
May 23, 2010
Shortly after the South Carolina Supreme Court rejected Judge Segars-Andrews’ appeal seeking to overturn the decision of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission that she was
March 29, 2010
I would love to see our South Carolina Supreme Court explain how an indigent holds the key to his cell door by paying $6,000.00 he
How else should we select judges?
March 24, 2010
Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those others that have been tried. - Winston Churchill It’s clear that the Supreme Court’s
Was it a mistake to prevent immediate appellate review of temporary family court orders?
March 11, 2010
It is extremely difficult to get family court temporary orders modified merely upon a claim that the order issued was unfair, based upon inaccurate information,
