Court of Appeals holds order from bifurcated trial finding common law marriage is not immediately appealable

Posted Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Appellate Procedure, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific

N.B., The South Carolina Supreme Court ultimately reversed this decision and found such orders were immediately appealable The issue of what family court orders are

Court of Appeals says email notice is notice

Posted Thursday, August 27th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Appellate Procedure, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific

In an order designed to terrify civil, domestic and appellate lawyers, the South Carolina Court of Appeals, in an August 26, 2015 order in the

The joy of supersedeas

Posted Friday, December 12th, 2014 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Appellate Procedure, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys

A much younger family law colleague of mine texted me earlier this week, informing me that she was successful in her first attempt at supersedeas.

Supreme Court issues order regarding procedure for approval of settlements after appeal

Posted Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Appellate Procedure, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific

Cases can settle at any time.  While most cases settle before trial, nothing prevents litigants from negotiating after a case is appealed.  I’ve had a

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