Getting the Child Heard lecture
February 10, 2010
My materials for a February 9, 2010 National Business Institute lecture on Advance Family Law are available here: Getting the Child Heard
My expectations for the guardian ad litem
December 17, 2009
Recently I fussed at a guardian of whom I am quite fond. It’s never comfortable to fuss at folks one likes but I come from
December 10, 2009
Yesterday I posted about the December 9, 2009 Court of Appeals decision in Smith v. Smith, 386 S.C. 251, 687 S.E.2d 720 (Ct.App. 2009) noting that
Court of Appeals decision rewards indefinite pleadings in family court
December 9, 2009
A few years ago I stopped adding the catchall phrase “and for such other relief as the court deems just and proper” to my family
December 8, 2009
As someone who has previously noted my admiration for Tiger Woods, I cannot help but be saddened by his recent “troubles.” What I hear from
Procedural differences between temporary motions and other motions in South Carolina Family Court
November 11, 2009
Another post for my mentees. And I defy anyone to show me a motion for temporary relief filed in the South Carolina Family Court that
How does one draft an affidavit?
November 5, 2009
For my mentees–and everyone else I have ever completely frustrated while trying to edit their affidavit: Almost any court hearing that does not allow testimony
Overusing appraisers in valuing marital property
November 5, 2009
In equitably dividing marital property the South Carolina family court judge has three tasks: 1) identifying which property of the parties is “marital” and which
