Rearranging the deck chairs

October 27, 2011

In August I blogged about an appellate loss by my friend and colleague, Thomas F. McDow, in the case of Pittman v. Pittman.  Last week the

At least he got the laptop back

August 3, 2011

N.B., the Court of Appeals opinion in Pittman v. Pittman was subsequently refiled with a different analysis on the transmutation issue. See Rearranging the deck chairs Thomas

Court of Appeals reverses family court finding that Husband’s three pre-marital rental homes were transmuted into marital property

March 16, 2011

The March 16, 2011 Court of Appeals opinion in Smallwood v. Smallwood, 392 S.C. 574, 709 S.E.2d 543 (Ct.App.,2011), reversed the family court’s finding that Husband’s pre-marital

Court of Appeals opinion clarifies transmutation and adultery’s bar to alimony

August 6, 2010

The August 4, 2010 South Carolina Court of Appeals opinion in Pruitt v. Pruitt, 389 S.C. 250, 697 S.E.2d 702 (Ct. App. 2010), covers numerous issues, a

Supreme Court clarifies equitable distribution in a long-term marriage and slowly moves South Carolina to a community property state status

January 5, 2010

The January 4, 2010 Supreme Court opinion in Dawkins v. Dawkins, 386 S.C. 169, 687 S.E.2d 52 (2010) was explicitly intended to clarify for the bench

Transmutation in an economic downturn

June 18, 2009

In the time before housing prices collapsed it was easy to get many separating homeowners’ property divided.  They would either sell their home and divide

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