Using the court’s contempt powers to stop visitation interference
April 22, 2015
There are some custodial parents who are unreasonably resistant to the other parent’s relationship with their child(ren). Often such parents will manipulate and maneuver to
Visitation schedules for firefighters (or anyone who works 24-hours on/48-hours off)
March 24, 2015
One can always tell when an attorney has failed to really focus on his or her client when a parent who works a 24-hours on/48-hours
Checklist of questions whose answers can derail a custody or visitation case
August 29, 2014
I tried a custody case last month in which I learned a few weeks prior to trial that my client was using marijuana approximately once
Visitation cases have a different focus than custody cases
June 7, 2012
Typically parents retain me to handle visitation cases, rather than seeking custody, when they have not had much recent contact with their child. Often such
June 6, 2012
Last week, in Tillman v. Oakes, 398 S.C. 245, 728 S.E.2d 45 (Ct. App. 2012), the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a family court custody
What are the justifications for long-term supervised visitation?
May 11, 2012
Almost two decades of family law practice has made me cautious regarding supervised visitation. The number of parents who believe their co-parents’ visitation needs to
March 29, 2012
Quite often in my practice I will meet with a parent, typically a mother, who has been under an order of supervised visitation for a
When attacking the opposing party is counterproductive
March 7, 2011
Perhaps because the legal process involves the resolution of conflict, and because conflict requires parties to be in opposition, folks involved in litigation reflexively believe
