Supreme Court declines invitation to define “supported spouse” in South Carolina’s alimony statute
October 27, 2022
I won’t blog about my own appeals until remittitur issues as I don’t want to be seen as trying to influence the appellate courts (not
Supreme Court affirms that marital dissolution case survives even if a party doesn’t
August 3, 2022
The August 3, 2022, Supreme Court decision in Seels v. Smalls, 437 S.C. 167, 877 S.E.2d 351 (2022), affirmed that a marital dissolution action survives
Supreme Court reverses denial of grandfather adoption: finds adoption more stable than custody
January 5, 2022
The January 5, 2022, Supreme Court opinion in Swain v. Bollinger, 435 S.C. 280, 866 S.E.2d 923 (2022), reversed a family court and Court of
November 11, 2021
The November 10, 2021, Supreme Court opinion in Swicegood v. Thompson, 435 S.C. 63, 865 S.E.2d 775 (2021), remedies the obvious error in the Court
In apparently close decision, Supreme Court reinstates termination of parental rights/adoption
September 26, 2021
On September 22, 2021, a unanimous South Carolina Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and reinstated a family court’s granting of a termination of
Surprising few, Supreme Court holds that child issues cannot be arbitrated
September 10, 2021
In Fall 2019, the South Carolina Court of Appeals issued two separate opinions holding that child issues could not be arbitrated: Kosciusko v. Parham, 428
South Carolina Supreme Court poised to address arbitration of children’s issues
May 7, 2021
In 2019, the South Carolina Court of Appeals issued two published opinions holding that child-related family law issues (custody/visitation/child support) could not be arbitrated and
