Court of Appeals continues recent trend of rejecting a family court’s credibility determinations
December 24, 2014
One portion of this opinion was substantially modified on February 25, 2015: Refiled opinion in Srivastava makes revisions to equitable distribution ruling. The December 23, 2014
October 1, 2014
On October 1, 2014, and for a second time, the South Carolina Court of Appeals has issued a revised published opinion in the case of
Court of Appeals highly critical of Charleston County’s Abuse and Neglect proceedings’ procedures
September 3, 2014
The September 3, 2014 Court of Appeals decision in SCDSS v. Hogan, 410 S.C. 120, 763 S.E.2d 219 (Ct. App. 2014), is highly critical of the method
Court of Appeals affirms strict compliance with adoption consent requirements
August 4, 2014
The August 4, 2014 Court of Appeal opinion in Brown v. Baby Girl Harper, 409 S.C. 470, 761 S.E.2d 779 (Ct. App. 2014), affirmed a
Court of Appeals reconsiders its decision and reinstates no fault divorce
August 4, 2014
N.B., on October 1, 2014, the Court of Appeals modified this modified opinion: Third time's a charm? When I blogged on the May 14, 2014
July 30, 2014
On July 30, 2014 the South Carolina Court of Appeals published the previously unpublished opinion in the case of Katzburg v. Katzburg, 410 S.C. 184, 764
Unpublished Court of Appeals opinion undefinitively answers one of my family court questions
June 25, 2014
The June 25, 2014 unpublished Court of Appeals opinion in Katzburg v. Katzburg undefinitively answers one of my long-standing family court questions. I was retained
Court of Appeals rules prevailing party shouldn’t have to pay the other side’s attorney’s fees
June 9, 2014
The June 4, 2014 Court of Appeals opinion in Brown v. Brown, 408 S.C. 582, 758 S.E.2d 922 (Ct. App. 2014), reversed a $5,000 attorney fee award the