How family court law on payment of attorneys fees alters negotiation strategy
September 21, 2009
In a typical negotiation each party’s initial offer is the least generous offer they might hope the other party will accept. The rationale behind such
Does procedural due process mandate testimony at family court temporary hearings in South Carolina?
August 27, 2009
Our Supreme Court is confused and conflicted on testimony at family court temporary hearings. Rule 21(b), SCRFC (a rule promulgated by the Supreme Court) states, “ [e]vidence
A new day in child support agreements
August 24, 2009
N.B. The holding of Floyd v. Morgan that it took a higher burden of proof to modify support agreement was subsequently overruled in the case of Lewis v. Lewis,
Court of Appeals offers much guidance on relevant factors in alimony reduction cases
August 19, 2009
The August 19, 2009 Court of Appeals decision in Butler v. Butler, 385 S.C. 328, 684 S.E.2d 191 (Ct.App. 2009) offers the family court bar much guidance in
July 29, 2009
It is 216 months from the time a child is born until the time the child turns eighteen. Under South Carolina law the family court
The pitfalls of cursory standard interrogatory responses
July 28, 2009
The Court of Appeals’ decision to affirm the family court’s award of custody to the father in its July 28, 2009 opinion in Divine v.
Transmutation in an economic downturn
June 18, 2009
In the time before housing prices collapsed it was easy to get many separating homeowners’ property divided. They would either sell their home and divide
Yet another reason for supporting spouses to offer lump sum alimony
June 16, 2009
Permanent periodic alimony is one debt that may never end until the payor dies. Today’s Court of Appeal’s decision in Fiddie v. Fiddie, 384 S.C. 120, 681
