January 23, 2023
In 1971, South Carolina adopted article I, section 10 as part of the state constitution. That section reads, “The right of the people to be
Supreme Court remands for new custody trial based on stale record
November 23, 2022
On November 23, 2022, the South Carolina Supreme Court partially granted a writ of certiorari, and remanded the case of Rossington v. Rossington, 438 S.C.
Supreme Court declines invitation to define “supported spouse” in South Carolina’s alimony statute
October 27, 2022
I won’t blog about my own appeals until remittitur issues as I don’t want to be seen as trying to influence the appellate courts (not
Supreme Court affirms that marital dissolution case survives even if a party doesn’t
August 3, 2022
The August 3, 2022, Supreme Court decision in Seels v. Smalls, 437 S.C. 167, 877 S.E.2d 351 (2022), affirmed that a marital dissolution action survives
Supreme Court reverses denial of grandfather adoption: finds adoption more stable than custody
January 5, 2022
The January 5, 2022, Supreme Court opinion in Swain v. Bollinger, 435 S.C. 280, 866 S.E.2d 923 (2022), reversed a family court and Court of
November 11, 2021
The November 10, 2021, Supreme Court opinion in Swicegood v. Thompson, 435 S.C. 63, 865 S.E.2d 775 (2021), remedies the obvious error in the Court
In apparently close decision, Supreme Court reinstates termination of parental rights/adoption
September 26, 2021
On September 22, 2021, a unanimous South Carolina Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and reinstated a family court’s granting of a termination of
Surprising few, Supreme Court holds that child issues cannot be arbitrated
September 10, 2021
In Fall 2019, the South Carolina Court of Appeals issued two separate opinions holding that child issues could not be arbitrated: Kosciusko v. Parham, 428
