February 1, 2025
On January 29, 2025, the South Carolina Supreme Court proposed an amendment to Rule 21, SCFCR, to the South Carolina General Assembly. If not rejected
Should there be automatic de novo review of temporary custody and support orders?
January 30, 2014
I’ve previously complained that South Carolina’s handling of family court temporary hearings violate due process. This is because allowing such hearings to proceed on affidavits
Seeking procedural relief before seeking substantive temporary relief
February 23, 2013
My colleagues frequently recount war stories in which their attempts to obtain substantive relief on a temporary basis early in the case failed while subsequent
July 4, 2010
I negotiated the resolution of a motion for temporary relief at the courthouse on Friday. On at least three different occasions during the hour and
July 4, 2010
It is my experience that most family law attorneys in South Carolina reflexively file a motion for temporary relief when filing a contested family court
The attorneys or clients who cry wolf
May 21, 2010
In Aesop’s fable of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” a shepherd boy entertains himself by repeatedly pretending a wolf is attacking his sheep. Each time
New Frequently Asked Questions
May 18, 2010
The ability to easily add pages to my web site combined with the increasing understanding that many clients and potential clients ask me similar questions
New Frequently Asked Question on Family Court Temporary Hearings
March 19, 2010
Realizing I have never adequately explained in writing what happens at a family court temporary hearing, and realizing that I shouldn’t expect my clients to understand
