April 30th, 2026
On April 30, 2026, rule changes proposed by the South Carolina Supreme Court went into effect. These rule changes extend the deadline to file post-trial motions under numerous South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure from ten days after receiving written notice of the entry of the judgment to twenty days. For family court attorneys, the relevant rule […]
Read MoreApril 28th, 2026
Discussing a braggadocios future opponent’s ideas on how to he was going to defeat the heretofore undefeated Mike Tyson, Tyson noted, “everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face.” Tyson’s point was that people can plan for things they have never encountered (in this case Mike Tyson’s strength and skill) but those […]
Read MoreApril 25th, 2026
I regularly hear from potential clients who want to seek or modify custody when they are happy with the actual status quo on custodial time. These potential clients either do not have a custody order or are living under a custody order that grants them less time or control than they are actually exercising. They […]
Read MoreApril 24th, 2026
Continuing with the theme of my repeated violations of the Fourth Commandment of Irving Younger’s Ten Commandments of Cross Examination—“Don’t ask a question to which you do not know the answer”—is a question one should almost always ask on cross examination in a custody or visitation case. That question is, “do you have anything good to […]
Read MoreApril 22nd, 2026
When I attended law school (1988-91) there were few educational videos on the practice of law. The most famous one was Irving Youngers 1975 lecture, “Ten Commandments of Cross Examination.” His Fourth Commandment was “Don’t ask a question to which you do not know the answer.” Actual practice soon taught me that this commandment was […]
Read MoreApril 9th, 2026
Most clients seeking to modify a prior visitation or custody final order want that order modified immediately. Most attorneys still reflexively file motions for temporary relief to modify custody or visitation along with the initial complaint. The 2025 rule changes regarding the procedure for motions for temporary relief, made it harder to win such motions by […]
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