September 9, 2016
One of my harder tasks practicing family law in South Carolina is advising ex-spouses with alimony obligations whether and how much their obligation might change
On the same day two separate Court of Appeals panels reverse transmutation findings
July 13, 2016
On July 13, 2016, the Court of Appeals published two opinions in which the primary issue on appeal was transmutation–the almost alchemical process by which
Court of Appeals affirms contempt finding against mother who didn’t force children to visit
July 10, 2016
Calling bullsh*t on custodial parents who let the children decide their visitation is one of my most controversial and by far my most commented-upon blog.
“Hammered” by the family court, Court of Appeals hammers Husband again
April 16, 2016
There are some family court smack-downs that beg for an appeal. And there are some Court of Appeals decisions that beg for a petition for
Husband’s lack of credibility on financial disclosure has multiple adverse consequences
March 19, 2016
The March 16, 2016 Court of Appeals opinion in Conits v. Conits, 417 S.C. 127, 789 S.E.2d 51 (Ct. App. 2016) rejects many of Husband’s allegations of
Court of Appeals says email notice is notice
August 27, 2015
In an order designed to terrify civil, domestic and appellate lawyers, the South Carolina Court of Appeals, in an August 26, 2015 order in the
Court of Appeals requires DSS to offer mother more treatment
August 3, 2015
The August 3, 2015 Court of Appeals opinion in SCDSS v. Briggs 413 S.C. 377, 776 S.E.2d 115 (Ct. App. 2015), reverses a family court determination
A lot of work for $2.35 a month
July 25, 2015
On July 22, 2015, three and a half years after the Court of Appeals remanded the family court’s increase in an Ex-Wife’s alimony to $1,547.65
