The perils of witness-drafted affidavits
June 1, 2012
Having witnesses draft their own affidavits is a time and money saving method of preparing for family court hearings. Further having witnesses rather than the
The limits of South Carolina Family Court Rule 7
June 1, 2012
South Carolina Family Court Rule 7 creates various evidentiary exceptions to the general rules of hearsay. Some family law attorneys read this rule to allow
Reviewing family court temporary hearing affidavits before beginning argument
May 23, 2012
Under South Carolina Rule of Family Court 21(c), “affidavits filed at a temporary hearing need not be served on the opposing party prior to the
The uses and misuses of ambiguity in family court agreements
May 15, 2012
Some of the most contentious family court litigation I have handled involved modification of prior family court agreements in which the agreements were ambiguous to
Mismatched incentives in family court ordered marital home sales
April 27, 2012
Albert Einstein defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” I would not claim South Carolina Family Court
April 25, 2012
I just finished a trial in which opposing counsel employed a counterstrategy I had never before encountered to a strategy she had suspected I would
March 29, 2012
Quite often in my practice I will meet with a parent, typically a mother, who has been under an order of supervised visitation for a
Taking 30(b)(6) depositions for family court cases
March 22, 2012
Since few family court cases involve corporate or government agencies as witnesses or parties, family law attorneys rarely consider the benefits of noticing a deposition
