Mere exposure to domestic violence can be a basis to change custody or limit visitation
October 23, 2018
Some of the most tragic consults I have are with folks who’ve been bullied and abused by spouses or domestic partners and have simply accepted
Bojilov highlights importance of a good record and accurate financial declarations
October 16, 2018
The September 19, 2018 Court of Appeals opinion in Bojilov v. Bojilov, 425 S.C. 161, 819 S.E.2d 791 (Ct. App. 2018), doesn’t establish any novel
September 14, 2018
With Hurricane Florence slowly approaching Charleston and with South Carolina’s northeastern coast under a mandatory evaluation order, I’ve spent the past few days with my
Recent Workers Compensation opinion may impact child custody cases
June 13, 2018
The June 6, 2018 Court of Appeals opinion in York v. York, 424 S.C. 280, 818 S.E.2d 215 (Ct. App. 2018), addresses the issue of who is
Court of Appeals finds standing for paternal grandparents to obtain custody when mother is unfit
June 8, 2018
Given a culture that expects parents to be responsible for raising their children, the law has developed that fit parents should (with the limited exceptions
Court of Appeals applies Moore factors and returns child to mother
May 23, 2018
The May 23, 2018 Court of Appeals opinion in Urban v. Kerscher, 423 S.C. 615, 817 S.E.2d 130 (Ct. App. 2018), reverses a Family Court’s continuation of
May 2, 2018
The May 2, 2018 Court of Appeals opinion of Clark v. Clark, 423 S.C. 596, 815 S.E.2d 772 (Ct. App. 2018), is one of the rare
Three methods of reducing the impact of an unfavorable guardian ad litem report
April 20, 2018
The typical response of an unhappy litigant to an unfavorable guardian ad litem report is to accuse the guardian of bias. While in rare instances
