Daily finds Court of Appeals digging in the weeds of a multi-state visitation schedule
February 10, 2021
The February 10, 2021, Court of Appeals opinion in Daily v. Daily, 432 S.C. 608, 854 S.E.2d 856 (Ct.App. 2021), sees that court examining the
Refiled Sellers opinion adds one footnote and one clarification
December 9, 2020
A refiled December 9, 2020 Court of Appeals opinion in Sellers v. Nicholls, 432 S.C. 101, 851 S.E.2d 54 (Ct. App. 2020), makes two minor
Expert testimony bolstering a child’s credibility is improper
October 6, 2020
Despite repeated opinions from the South Carolina appellate courts indicating that expert testimony bolstering a child’s credibility is verboten, it continues to happen. Perhaps this
It is the parent’s job to get along with the teen, not the teen’s job to get along with the parent
October 4, 2020
I handle my share of custody disputes in which a teenager is miserable at my client’s home and my client attempts to explain or justify
August 19, 2020
The August 19, 2020 Court of Appeals opinion in Turner v. Thomas, 431 S.C. 527, 848 S.E.2d 353 (Ct.App. 2020), involved a highly unusual custody
South Carolina Court of Appeals issues unprecedented custody reversal
July 22, 2020
The July 22, 2020, opinion in Alukonis v. Smith, 431 S.C. 41, 846 S.E.2d 600 (Ct.App. 2020), creates new law on numerous issues regarding custody
February 21, 2020
There’s a never discussed but occasionally employed litigation strategy of using money to purchase time with (or limit an opposing party’s access to) children. Earlier
