Best practices in responding to requests for production
February 17, 2017
I spend a lot of time struggling to get opposing attorneys to fully respond to requests for production. Often it’s hard to tell if the
January 20, 2017
When South Carolina codified child custody factors in June 2012 as S.C. Code § 63-15-220, I noted,“I do not see any reason why this statute
Little reason to attack the guardian at trial
January 15, 2017
Working on materials for an upcoming lecture on attorney/guardian interactions, I realized that it had been years since I last felt compelled to “attack” the
Betting on an estranged spouse’s untimely demise
November 26, 2016
In the first twenty years of my practice it was rare that a party died in the middle of divorce litigation or within a few
(Unwittingly) Coaching the children
November 25, 2016
To most people “coaching” children in the context of custody and visitation cases is telling a child to lie to the judge (or the guardian,
How to enforce an attorney fee award
November 17, 2016
A few months ago my mentee observed me enforce my attorney fee award through a family court contempt proceeding. Expecting me to prove the contempt
November 3, 2016
I often suggest to newly licensed attorneys wanting to learn how to practice a particular area of law that they go to the courthouse and
Where should one enforce a support order when the obligor resides elsewhere?
November 2, 2016
A common dilemna in family law is enforcing a support order when the obligor no longer resides in the issuing state. There are two reasonable
