June 3, 2016
Absent a showing of a “substantial change of circumstances” one is allowed to bring only one motion for temporary relief on a particular issue prior
The problem in filing updated financial declarations at final hearings to approve agreements
May 31, 2016
Family Court Rule 20(a) requires “a current financial declaration” “be served and filed” “[i]n any domestic relations action in which the financial condition of a
Script for defeating the “unclean hands” defense in contempt prosecutions
May 28, 2016
I don’t believe “unclean hands” is a defense to contempt. If an opposing party seeks to hold my client in contempt for conduct that party
“I don’t know/recall” may be the best interrogatory or deposition answer you can get
April 21, 2016
I lectured last week to recent law school graduates about family law discovery. Part of this lecture discussed Rule 37(a)(3), SCRCP which reads: “Evasive or
Why join stepparents as opposing parties to family court proceedings?
March 25, 2016
The short answer is discovery. While I understand the logic of joining stepparents as parties to custody or visitation proceedings when that stepparent will not
Why not divide up legal custody?
February 27, 2016
Deciding who will have legal custody–final decision making authority for a child–can be one of the more contentious issues in custody cases. Often one parent
Using opposing parties’ evasive discovery responses against them
February 9, 2016
Often opposing parties will respond to discovery with evasion: giving answers that respond to some, slightly different allegation; providing lengthy responses to “yes/no” questions without
