Impeaching a guardian ad litem who’s gone (too) rogue
October 6, 2012
Twenty years experience shows that there’s some validity to Robert Rosen’s jaundiced view of guardians ad litem in private custody cases, best expressed by the
Deposing alleged paramours before filing to terminate alimony
September 28, 2012
In South Carolina even adultery that occurs during the marital dissolution litigation period is sufficient to terminate alimony. Further adultery can be “proven” through circumstantial
Substance abuse testing before temporary hearings
September 25, 2012
In the South Carolina family courts it is almost a reflexive practice for attorneys to file a motion for temporary relief, seeking all the relief
Shared custody parents should date locally
September 8, 2012
One of the more heart wrenching consults I commonly encounter is when a primary caretaker mother who agreed to shared physical custody has fallen in
Can a deserting (without good cause) spouse get alimony?
September 7, 2012
How many family law attorneys are aware of S.C. Code § 63-5-20? In my experience not many. With the proper fact pattern that statute might
Dumpster diving the family court files
August 26, 2012
When I first started practicing family law an early mentor, William J. Hamilton, III, told me that, “the evidence for a thousand divorces lies in
Equalizing incomes doesn’t always equalize lifestyles
August 25, 2012
In setting alimony for really long marriages (30+ years) the family courts sometime try to equalize incomes. In cases in which both parties are retired
Fighting the wrong battle on transmutation
August 25, 2012
I attended a mediation training yesterday in which one of the exercises dealt with the issue of “transmutation,” the process by which non-marital property becomes
