Slightly modified Gandy opinion makes two small factual corrections
March 20, 2024
On March 20, 2024, the South Carolina Court of Appeals refiled its opinion in Gandy v. Gandy, making two minor factual adjustments. The first changed
Consider seeking judicial notice of what occurs in court
February 22, 2024
If more family law attorneys handled appeals they would likely consider using judicial notice during their trials. Judicial notice can be used to draw the
Allegations and records determine outcomes
November 12, 2023
I suspect the concurrence new Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson authored in the case of Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh, 143 S. Ct. 1206 (2023)
The danger of sandbagging witness lists and trial exhibits in discovery responses
November 11, 2023
The four standard interrogatories that are relevant to family court are basically questions about witnesses, expert witnesses, and trial exhibits. Any initial request for production
Using the opposing party’s deposition in court
November 10, 2023
There are a number of reasons to take an opposing party’s deposition prior to trial. Such depositions can limit what the other party can credibly
The hierarchy of witnesses for custody trials
October 26, 2023
Attempting to give guidance to various clients indicated a need for me to explain the hierarchy of witnesses for custody trials. As I have noted
Visitation cases mandate a narrower focus than custody cases
October 6, 2023
Not all litigation over time with a child is actually a battle over physical custody of that child. A subset of “custody” litigation involves only
Deposition goals differ from trial testimony goals
September 27, 2023
Because deposition goals differ from trial testimony goals, deposition preparation should look different than trial testimony preparation.[i] Whereas trial testimony is intended to elicit predetermined
