When attacking the opposing party is counterproductive

March 7, 2011

Perhaps because the legal process involves the resolution of conflict, and because conflict requires parties to be in opposition, folks involved in litigation reflexively believe

He got what he wanted but lost what he had

February 23, 2011

Little Richard threatened to title his yet-unwritten autobiography, “He got what he wanted but lost what he had,” after his 1962 single of the same

Hit the crack pipe, not the bong?

February 17, 2011

At a family law lecture yesterday, I came to the realization that most South Carolina family law attorneys believe there is a ground for divorce

Andrew Michael Myers is one husband who definitely needed a prenup

January 22, 2011

In the history of South Carolina husbands who wish they had a prenup, I bet there are few with more justification for this feeling than

What is the burden of proof for adultery divorce in South Carolina?

December 9, 2010

Has anyone else noticed that our South Carolina appellate courts have made a hash out of the burden of proof necessary to obtain a divorce

Hell hath no fury…

October 7, 2010

I tell my divorce clients that I cannot make them happy; I can only get them to a place in which they can pursue happiness.

Should having sex, or even spending nights, with one’s spouse prevent a one-year’s continuous separation divorce?

September 16, 2010

South Carolina law allows spouses to obtain a divorce when they “have lived separate and apart without cohabitation for a period of one year.” S.C.

What’s “conditional” about the conditional forgiveness in condonation?

September 9, 2010

“Condonation” is one of the few family law doctrines that appeals to the better angels of our nature.  Allowing one spouse to conditionally forgive the

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