Court of Appeals affirms award of permanent periodic alimony despite short marriage
March 27, 2025
The March 26, 2025, Court of Appeals opinion on the case of Yu v. Jonas, affirmed the family’s court award of permanent periodic alimony to
Court of Appeals reverses grant of visitation to grandparents
February 21, 2025
The February 12, 2025, Court of Appeals opinion in Dendy v. Gamble reversed a family court’s award of visitation to Grandparents. This opinion exposes the
For second time in under two years, Court of Appeals affirms divided legal custody
November 22, 2024
The refiled October 21, 2024, Court of Appeals opinion in Abbas-Ghaleb v. Ghaleb, 444 S.C. 245, 907 S.E.2d 105 (Ct. App. 2024), stems from a
October 16, 2024
The October 16, 2024, Court of Appeals opinion in SCDSS v.Caldwell, held that a juvenile cannot be ordered into confinement for an evaluation without first
Court of Appeals holds results of a penile plethysmograph (PPG) test are inadmissible as unreliable
September 9, 2024
I typically don’t blog about criminal cases and In the Matter of Shawn T. Daily may still get altered by the Court of Appeals or
Court of Appeals clarifies what domestic litigation is rendered moot by a child’s emancipation
August 21, 2024
The August 21, 2024 Court of Appeals opinion in Bristol v. Lipnevicius 444 S.C. 373, 906 S.E.2d 618 (Ct.App. 2024), clarifies what portions of domestic
July 24, 2024
The June 20, 2024 Court of Appeals opinion in Carter v. Carter, 443 S.C. 585, 905 S.E.2d 405 (2024), corrects an obvious family court error
Slightly modified Gandy opinion makes two small factual corrections
March 20, 2024
On March 20, 2024, the South Carolina Court of Appeals refiled its opinion in Gandy v. Gandy, 442 S.C. 340, 898 S.E.2d 208 (Ct.App. 2024),
