South Carolina Supreme Court distinguishes personal goodwill from enterprise goodwill for equitable distribution purposes

October 8, 2015

The October 7, 2015 Supreme Court opinion in Moore v. Moore, 414 S.C. 490, 779 S.E.2d 533 (2015), is the first published South Carolina appellate opinion to distinguish

It is likely practicably impossible to terminate alimony due to “continued cohabitation” in South Carolina

August 26, 2015

In January 2013, noting that none of the seven published South Carolina appellate opinions dealing with the issue of “continued cohabitation” had found it existed

South Carolina Supreme Court holds child abuse examiners are not to be used as expert witnesses

August 5, 2015

In a criminal appeal that has implications for family law attorneys who defend abuse and neglect proceedings, on August 5, 2015, in the case of

What ever happened to comity?

April 16, 2015

I am beginning to pity the South Carolina Court of Appeals. For the third time in less than two months the South Carolina Supreme Court

How do you depublish an opinion?

March 28, 2015

Twice in the past 1 ½ months the South Carolina Supreme Court has ordered that a published South Carolina Court of Appeals opinion be depublished.

Supreme Court sets procedures for family court attorney fee awards

December 3, 2014

The December 3, 2014 South Carolina Supreme Court opinion in Buist v. Buist, 410 S.C. 569, 766 S.E.2d 381 (2014), sets forth procedures to be used

We could have been more progressive than West Virginia…but no!

October 10, 2014

Yesterday, October 9, 2014, in an order from State ex rel. Wilson v. Condon, 410 S.C. 331, 764 S.E.2d 247 (2014), the South Carolina Supreme Court issued

Supreme Court affirms finding that non technical defects with adoption consent renders consent invalid

September 29, 2014

Eight weeks after the Court of Appeals affirmed a family court finding that South Carolina’s adoption statute required strict compliance with statutory consent requirements in

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