Fitzwater demonstrates willingness to allow greater deviation from equal division of marital property in shorter marriage

December 19, 2011

The first of the fifteen factors set forth in South Carolina Code Section 20-3-620 regarding the division of marital property is “the duration of the

In opinion with numerous oddities, Supreme Court approves active/passive approach to valuing marital property

November 1, 2011

In the October 31, 2011 opinion in Burch v. Burch, 395 S.C. 318, 717 S.E.2d 757 (2011), the South Carolina Supreme Court finally ratifies the passive

Rearranging the deck chairs

October 27, 2011

In August I blogged about an appellate loss by my friend and colleague, Thomas F. McDow, in the case of Pittman v. Pittman.  Last week the

Selling property at below market value when encountering cash flow problems not “marital economic misconduct”

September 7, 2011

The August 31, 2011 Court of Appeals opinion in Nestberg v. Nestberg, 394 S.C. 618, 716 S.E.2d 310 (Ct. App. 2011) is the second of two

This is what happens when no one’s a math major

September 6, 2011

The August 31, 2011 Court of Appeals opinion in Barrow v. Barrow, 394 S.C. 603, 716 S.E.2d 302 (Ct. App. 2011) analyzes the issue of “misconduct” in the

Court of Appeals affirms family court on which QDRO plan to use

August 11, 2011

The August 10, 2011 Court of Appeals opinion in Keefer v. Keefer involved a dispute between which of two Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) plans

At least he got the laptop back

August 3, 2011

N.B., the Court of Appeals opinion in Pittman v. Pittman was subsequently refiled with a different analysis on the transmutation issue. See Rearranging the deck chairs Thomas

Should being the victim of a third-party’s Ponzi scheme entitle one to reopen a marital property settlement?

May 31, 2011

The May 30, 2011 New York Times reports a story about a husband, a partner at a powerful New York City law firm, attempting to

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