The authoritarian nature of anticipated substantial change of circumstances jurisprudence
February 18, 2012
No modern authoritarian government acts “lawlessly.” Instead such governments cloak their actions with the veneer of due process but they manipulate the law so that
Overnight paramour restraints and homosexual relationships
February 18, 2012
A state that denies homosexuals the right to marry has no right to punish them for living together without being married. In 1967, the United
Should a parent’s adultery be per se relevant to child custody?
January 31, 2012
I’m no social conservative but, contrary to many South Carolina family law attorneys and judges, I believe that a parent’s adultery is almost automatically relevant
January 30, 2012
A review of the excellent news reporting from Allyson Bird at the Charleston Post and Courier, regarding the adoption case involving two year-old, Veronica, her
January 20, 2012
I sometimes think there is some hidden law titled, “The South Carolina Family Law Attorney Full Employment Act,” which requires family court judges to issue
January 7, 2012
Two of my frequent complaints are that South Carolina family law attorneys don’t appeal enough of the decisions they believe are unjust and that the
December 23, 2011
In South Carolina, child support, child custody and permanent periodic alimony can all be modified upon a showing of “substantial change of circumstances.” However, there
Unpublished opinion (doesn’t) make(s) new law on application of Schedule C guidelines
November 16, 2011
Floyd v. Morgan, 383 S.C. 469 , 681 S.E.2d 570 (2009) is possibly the worst published family law opinion to come out of the Supreme
