Court of Appeals affirms custody determination despite claim of improper guardian investigation
April 4, 2014
The April 2, 2014 Court of Appeals opinion in Simcox-Adams v. Adams, 408 S.C. 252, 758 S.E.2d 206, (Ct. App. 2014), affirmed the family court’s award of
The logical but wrong way to divide transmuted property
March 9, 2014
How to “equitably” divide transmuted property–property that started out as non-marital but through commingling or use become property of the marriage and hence subject to
Supreme Court affirms lower courts’ ruling on transmutation of husband’s business
January 15, 2014
The January 15, 2014 Supreme Court opinion in Pittman v. Pittman, 407 S.C. 141, 754 S.E.2d 501 (2014), affirmed the Court of Appeals and family court’s determination that
Supreme Court alters equitable distribution award and reverses reservation of alimony
February 21, 2013
N.B., on May 8, 2013, the South Carolina Supreme Court slightly modified its original opinion. For more information read Supreme Court reconsiders equitable distribution of marital
Fighting the wrong battle on transmutation
August 25, 2012
I attended a mediation training yesterday in which one of the exercises dealt with the issue of “transmutation,” the process by which non-marital property becomes
Crossland appeal offers interesting guidance on alimony and equitable distribution
March 7, 2012
On July 2, 2014 the South Carolina Supreme Court completely reversed this Court of Appeals opinion. See Supreme Court completely reverses Court of Appeals and reinstates
Sanders opinion highlights confused nature of transmutation
December 27, 2011
The December 21, 2011 Court of Appeals opinion in Sanders v. Sanders, 396 S.C. 410, 722 S.E.2d 15 (Ct. App. 2011), demonstrates the continuing confused jurisprudence
