August 4, 2019
The July 24, 2019 Court of Appeals opinion in May v. May, 428 S.C. 131, 833 S.E.2d 78 (Ct. App. 2019), upheld the family court’s
Unpublished Court of Appeals opinion does the unprecedented
May 15, 2019
For the 25 years I have been practicing family law no published South Carolina appellate opinion has approved an award of rehabilitative alimony. While I
Court of Appeals affirms an unusual and detailed custody arrangement
May 10, 2019
The May 8, 2019 Court of Appeals opinion in Klein v. Barrett, 427 S.C. 74 828 S.E.2d 773 (Ct. App. 2019), finds the Court of
April 8, 2019
When, in 1990, South Carolina enacted its current alimony statute, S.C. Code § 20-3-130, it provided three grounds to automatically terminate permanent periodic alimony: 1)
Court of Appeals reverses family court’s finding of child abandonment
February 13, 2019
On February 13, 2019, the Court of Appeals reversed a family court’s finding that adoptive parents abandoned their teenage child in the case of SCDSS
Court of Appeals slightly revises opinion in Brown v. Odom
January 9, 2019
On January 9, 2019 the South Carolina Court of Appeals released a slightly revised opinion in Brown v. Odom, 245 S.C. 420, 823 S.E.2d 183
January 7, 2019
The January 4, 2019 Court of Appeals opinion in Brown v. Key, 425 S.C. 490, 823 S.E.2d 212 (2019), represents the first published opinion addressing
Court of Appeals addresses valuation of a closely held business
November 28, 2018
The November 28, 2018 Court of Appeals opinion in Clark v. Clark, 423 S.C. 596, 815 S.E.2d 772 (Ct. App. 2018), is one more data
