What de novo appellate review is actually doing
November 12, 2019
I thought it noteworthy when the Supreme Court remanded Stoney v. Stoney, 421 S.C. 528 , 809 S.E.2d 59 (2017), back to the Court of
An evasive or incomplete answer is to be treated as a failure to answer
October 14, 2019
I find it curious that attorneys routinely treat incomplete or evasive discovery responses as no big deal. From my reading, Rule 37(a)(3), SCRCP, could not
The guardian’s questionnaire is additional interrogatories
September 17, 2019
While not thought of as such, the guardian’s questionnaire is akin to additional (child-custody related) interrogatories. As an example, the current questionnaire of a local
Does your work product convey seriousness?
September 15, 2019
With every litigation both parties have the options of settlement or trial. One factor in deciding whether and on what terms to settle is how
The pitfalls of boilerplate supplemental interrogatories
September 14, 2019
I’m shocked how often I encounter supplemental interrogatories in family court in which the issuing attorney has clearly given no thought into how interrogatories might
September 13, 2019
When I first began practicing family law twenty-five years ago it was almost unheard of for South Carolina wives to be ordered to pay alimony.
Ambiguity in the rules on requests for admissions
September 12, 2019
There is a clear ambiguity in the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure regarding requests for admissions–SCRCP 36. I suspect that many denied requests to
A few big things trump a lot of small things
August 28, 2019
At the very beginning of any new domestic client relationship the attorney and client need to discuss the client’s goal, discuss the law related to
