February 1, 2025
On January 29, 2025, the South Carolina Supreme Court proposed an amendment to Rule 21, SCFCR, to the South Carolina General Assembly. If not rejected
No more unilateral remote mediations
December 6, 2024
A December 6, 2024 Supreme Court order rescinds a March 19, 2021 Supreme Court order that authorized remote mediations during the COVID-19 pandemic. That 2021
October 1, 2024
On September 25, 2024, the South Carolina Supreme Court issued a revised order on “Duties of Family Court Chief Judges for Administrative Purposes.” For family
You don’t have to suffer through multiple standby docketings
June 1, 2023
I’m not a big fan of being on standby dockets. Not only is there the necessity of having to prepare for a trial that may
The family court’s failure to protect guardians ad litem does not appear to be improving
January 31, 2023
Over a decade ago I stopped doing guardian ad Litem work and blogged about why. I was tired of ad hominem attacks from unhappy litigants—and
Whose signatures are needed for family court consent orders?
November 3, 2022
In the pre-COVID days, one could typically get temporary orders approved with just the attorneys’ signatures and could almost always get procedural orders approved with
The vital distinction between dismissal with prejudice and dismissal without prejudice
April 2, 2022
In family court there is a vital distinction between dismissal with prejudice and dismissal without prejudice. “A dismissal of a case without prejudice means that
Why not have multiple final orders?
March 31, 2022
When a case concludes, family law attorneys typically draft one final order addressing all issues in the case. It is certainly the easiest method of
