Can miscarriage expenses be considered an incident of child support?
June 2, 2010
Today’s Court of Appeals opinion in Susan R. v. Donald R., 389 S.C. 107, 697 S.E.2d 634 (Ct. App. 2010), affirmed, with one seemingly insignificant modification,
May 28, 2010
A couple of interesting things are happening in yesterday’s Court of Appeals opinion in Bodkin v. Bodkin, 388 S.C. 203, 694 S.E.2d 230 (2010), which, with one
May 3, 2010
When a spouse becomes terminated in the midst of marital litigation there are frequent disputes whether any severance should be treated as income to the
Court of Appeals clarifies what is proof of physical cruelty and what isn’t proof of adultery
April 14, 2010
I have had a number of cases in which a spouse (in my experience, always the husband) has destroyed the home phone in the midst
January 5, 2010
The December 30, 2009 Court of Appeals opinion in SCDSS v. Johnson, 386 S.C. 426, 688 S.E.2d 588 (2009), clarifies the service requirements for notification of attempted
Appellate decisions that reduce clarity
December 11, 2009
One important feature of appellate decisions is that they generally clarify the law. This clarity leads to greater justice at lower expense as trial court
December 10, 2009
Yesterday I posted about the December 9, 2009 Court of Appeals decision in Smith v. Smith, 386 S.C. 251, 687 S.E.2d 720 (Ct.App. 2009) noting that
Court of Appeals decision rewards indefinite pleadings in family court
December 9, 2009
A few years ago I stopped adding the catchall phrase “and for such other relief as the court deems just and proper” to my family
