March 7, 2017
N.B. On May 9, 2018 the Supreme Court reversed this decision. See: Supreme Court reinstates termination of father’s parental rights and authorizes foster parent adoption On
Patterns in 2016 Published South Carolina Family Court opinions
January 4, 2017
For the past six years I’ve done an annual recap of the prior year’s South Carolina published family court appeals. It’s an opportunity for me
January 3, 2017
The December 30, 2016 Court of Appeals opinion in SCDSS v. Nelson, 419 S.C. 142, 795 S.E.2d 871 (Ct. App. 2016), reversed the termination of
December 7, 2016
N.B., The South Carolina Supreme Court ultimately reversed this decision and found such orders were immediately appealable The issue of what family court orders are
Wife’s lack of corroborating evidence mostly dooms her appeal
November 2, 2016
In the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story “Adventure of the Silver Blaze,” Sherlock Holmes deduces the identity of the thief, in part, by noting that
Court of Appeals vacates removal and TPR orders due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction
October 18, 2016
In the October 10, 2016 opinion in SCDSS v. Tran, 418 S.C. 308, 792 S.E.2d 254 (Ct.App. 2016), the South Carolina Court of Appeals vacated
Five years of litigation, all for naught
September 10, 2016
Pity poor Lori Stoney, a fellow member of the Charleston County family court bar, and the appellant in the July 27, 2016 Court of Appeals
