Court of Appeals clarifies what domestic litigation is rendered moot by a child’s emancipation
August 21, 2024
The August 21, 2024 Court of Appeals opinion in Bristol v. Lipnevicius clarifies what portions of domestic litigation are rendered moot by a child’s emancipation.
Court of Appeals essentially affirms family court on child support and attorney’s fees
September 19, 2023
I’ve delayed blogging on the August 30, 2023, Court of Appeals opinion in Brantley v. Brantley 441 S.C. 284, 893 S.E.2d 349 (Ct.App. 2023), until
August 24, 2023
In the August 23, 2023 opinion in Moore v. Smith, 441 S.C. 261, 892 S.E.2d 552 (Ct.App. 2023), the Court of Appeals reversed the family
September 14, 2022
On September 7, 2022, the Court of Appeals published an opinion in Holland v. Holland, 438 S.C. 69, 881 S.E.2d 766 (Ct.App. 2021), reversing the
August 10, 2022
Just this May I lectured on how de novo review made appealing family court orders more viable. In the materials, I noted six post-Lewis reported
Collect evidence before filing for contempt
July 28, 2022
Earlier in my career I lost a sizable number of contempt petitions I prosecuted because my client lacked the evidence to substantiate his or her
Court of Appeals opinion resolves numerous minor legal issues regarding contempt
December 2, 2021
The December 1, 2021, Court of Appeals opinion in Campione v. Best, 435 S.C. 451, 868 S.E.2d 378 (Ct.App. 2021), resolves a number of interesting
Court of Appeals opinion unwittingly exposes serious flaws in South Carolina’s Family Court Rules
July 26, 2021
The July 7, 2021, Court of Appeals opinion in Taylor v. Taylor, 863 S.E.2d 335, 434 S.C. 307 (Ct. App. 2021), unwittingly exposes serious flaws
