A child custody reversal that should have been published (and remanded rather than reversed)
July 22, 2015
Child custody determinations are among the hardest family court matters to get reversed on appeal. Because custody decisions are based upon the weight the trial
Litigating child custody does not, by itself, create personal jurisdiction for child support
November 23, 2014
Due to an increasingly mobile society, child custody litigation often moves to different states over a child’s minority. When both parents and the child no
Shared custody parents should date locally
September 8, 2012
One of the more heart wrenching consults I commonly encounter is when a primary caretaker mother who agreed to shared physical custody has fallen in
Court of Appeals reverses custody modification based on family court’s inadequate factual findings
May 30, 2012
In the May 30, 2012 opinion in Tillman v. Oakes, 398 S.C. 245, 728 S.E.2d 45 (Ct. App. 2012), the South Carolina Court of Appeals reversed
Should child custody be revisited every few years?
May 21, 2012
There was a thoughtful Op-Ed piece in the May 20, 2012 New York Times titled “In Whose Best Interests?” by Ruth Bettelheim, a marriage and family
Common misconceptions about multi-state custody jurisdiction
January 2, 2011
At least a few times each month I receive a phone call or email from someone involved in a multi-state child custody case. Since I
July 4, 2010
It is my experience that most family law attorneys in South Carolina reflexively file a motion for temporary relief when filing a contested family court
New Frequently Asked Questions
May 18, 2010
The ability to easily add pages to my web site combined with the increasing understanding that many clients and potential clients ask me similar questions
