In a dysfunctional parenting relationship, there’s better than even odds that you’re the problem
March 4, 2023
Most of my contested custody litigation, especially those requiring trial, involve parents in a dysfunctional co-parenting relationship. The inability of these parents to get along
Many reasons to love Our Family Wizard
February 17, 2023
When I first started trying custody cases in 1994, there were no text messages or emails and the World Wide Web was in its infancy.
Court of Appeals reverses family court’s modification of joint custody
February 14, 2023
The February 10, 2023, Court of Appeals opinion in Grungo-Smith v. Grungo, 438 S.C. 508, 884 S.E.2d 219 (Ct. App. 2023), reversed the family court’s
Praising the other parent in a custody trial
February 11, 2023
The past few years I begun a practice of having my custody clients develop a few solid minutes of testimony praising the other parent. Such
Supreme Court remands for new custody trial based on stale record
November 23, 2022
On November 23, 2022, the South Carolina Supreme Court partially granted a writ of certiorari, and remanded the case of Rossington v. Rossington, 438 S.C.
Maybe you’re simply a bad parent
November 22, 2022
A sizable portion of my initial consults are with parents frustrated in achieving their custody or visitation goals in the family court. Often these parents
How to get 50/50 physical custody when you don’t have custody (and why it’s unlikely to happen)
August 26, 2022
A significant number of potential custody clients come to my office with the goal of 50/50 physical custody. Often these are fathers who are not
Picking good witnesses for custody cases
July 29, 2022
Some custody cases can be tried with the parents being the primary witnesses. But when there are substantial disputes about who the children are more
