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 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 […]
Read MoreMarch 31st, 2026
The March 18, 2026, Court of Appeals opinion in Fennell v. Fennell, affirmed a family court order finding Father in contempt for not paying one-half of daughter’s college tuition and expenses and requiring him to pay Mother’s attorney’s fees. As part of the parties’ divorce and marital settlement agreement, “[b]oth parties agree[d] to contribute equally to […]
Read MoreJanuary 15th, 2026
The January 14, 2025 Court of Appeals opinion in Scherba v. Scherba, reversed the family court’s award of permanent periodic alimony to Wife, finding her underemployment and the frugal lifestyle the parties had during the marriage meant she did not need alimony. It also rejected Husband’s argument that his nonmarital restricted stock units (RSUs) should […]
Read MoreDecember 31st, 2025
In the 17 years I have been doing this blog, I do a year-end summary of published family court opinions. 2025 has a shocking new low in published opinions—four—with no published opinions since March. Two of the four opinions were from an appeal I filed. One loss: Clark v. Clark (where the petition for a […]
Read MoreDecember 12th, 2025
I recently defended a motion for temporary relief where I needed co-counsel to handle some of the preparation. When he asked about the need to draft his fee affidavit, I indicated we hadn’t sought temporary attorney’s fees. He was surprised. I asked him how often he had been awarded temporary attorney’s fees from a homemaking […]
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