June 26, 2019
One of the biggest mistakes I see my family court colleagues making is forgoing the opportunity to present rebuttal (sometimes called reply) testimony. Rebuttal is
What are you communicating with your proposed parenting plan?
January 31, 2019
In 2012, South Carolina revised its child custody statutes and added a provision requiring proposed parenting plans at temporary hearings. This parenting plan asks each
The most obvious malpractice there is in South Carolina family law
January 17, 2019
About five years ago–after being burned for the umpteenth time by entering a temporary consent order binding my client to a temporary support without first
Defending the client’s deposition
December 1, 2018
An attorney tasked with defending a client’s deposition is doing most of the work prior to the deposition. While I have a frequently asked question
There is no formula to predict South Carolina alimony obligations
November 28, 2018
There’s a chart circulating amongst South Carolina family law attorneys that lists most of the published alimony opinions and has columns for the amount of
Shouldn’t a party’s assets be a factor in “ability to pay” family court attorney’s fees?
October 25, 2018
E.D.M. v. T.A.M., 307 S.C. 471, 476-77, 415 S.E.2d 812, 816 (1992) is the seminal South Carolina case in deciding whether to award a prevailing
October 5, 2018
By the start of this millennium I believe I had developed a reputation for overtrying my domestic cases: that is, I was considered an attorney
