Five years of litigation, all for naught
September 10, 2016
Pity poor Lori Stoney, a fellow member of the Charleston County family court bar, and the appellant in the July 27, 2016 Court of Appeals
On the same day two separate Court of Appeals panels reverse transmutation findings
July 13, 2016
On July 13, 2016, the Court of Appeals published two opinions in which the primary issue on appeal was transmutation–the almost alchemical process by which
“Hammered” by the family court, Court of Appeals hammers Husband again
April 16, 2016
There are some family court smack-downs that beg for an appeal. And there are some Court of Appeals decisions that beg for a petition for
Husband’s lack of credibility on financial disclosure has multiple adverse consequences
March 19, 2016
The March 16, 2016 Court of Appeals opinion in Conits v. Conits, 417 S.C. 127, 789 S.E.2d 51 (Ct. App. 2016) rejects many of Husband’s allegations of
October 8, 2015
The October 7, 2015 Supreme Court opinion in Moore v. Moore, 414 S.C. 490, 779 S.E.2d 533 (2015), is the first published South Carolina appellate opinion to distinguish
Misvaluing small personal services businesses
July 19, 2015
A recent unpublished opinion Court of Appeals opinion, Herring-Wilson v. Wilson, highlights a common fallacy in valuing small personal services businesses for purposes of equitable
Why it’s a bad idea to leave both spouses on a mortgage after the divorce
April 21, 2015
Until about a decade ago almost everyone had equity in their home. When home-owning spouses wanted to end their marriage they would either sell their
Court of Appeals affirms custody, property division and fees
April 9, 2015
Can anyone explain the Court of Appeals’ thought process in what family law decisions it will publish? On April 8, 2015, mere weeks after deigning
