Supreme Court approves parent’s taping of child’s telephone conversation
July 13, 2012
Though not a family court appeal, the July 11, 2012 Supreme Court opinion in State v. Whitner, 399 S.C. 547, 732 S.E.2d 861 (2012), has important application to
June 20, 2012
In the June 20, 2012 decision of Argabright v. Argabright, 398 S.C. 176, 727 S.E.2d 748 (2012), the South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed a permanent restraint
A switch in justices revives previous South Carolina law on college support
March 7, 2012
Less than two years ago, the South Carolina Supreme Court, in Webb v. Sowell, 387 S.C. 328, 692 S.E.2d 543 (2010), overruled Risinger v. Risinger,
February 16, 2012
So far in the month of February, 2012 the South Carolina Supreme Court has issued six decisions, five of which were attorney disciplinary opinions. While
Supreme Court tells family court attorneys: don’t have sexual relations with your clients
February 1, 2012
While I’ve never considered it a gray area whether it was permissible for attorneys to have sexual relations with their domestic clients (except when representing
Convoluted attorney’s fees case results in Supreme Court reinstating the family court award
February 1, 2012
The February 1, 2012 Supreme Court decision Chisholm v. Chisholm, 396 S.C. 507, 722 S.E.2d 222 (2012), caps decade-long litigation into the amount of attorneys fees Husband is
January 7, 2012
Two of my frequent complaints are that South Carolina family law attorneys don’t appeal enough of the decisions they believe are unjust and that the
Generous but dishonest act gets attorney public reprimand
November 7, 2011
Since attorneys go into the legal profession because they want to help people, it’s hard to tell clients that they cannot be helped. It takes
