March 10 2022
Can personal goodwill attach to proceeds from the sale of a business?
The South Carolina Court of Appeals recently issued a decision from a Beaufort divorce case finding that certain proceeds from the sale of a dental practice did not contain "personal goodwill" which would have passed to the exclusive benefit of Husband/Dentist. Bostic v Bostic.
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March 09 2022
3 Steps To Prepare For A Client Meeting With Settlyd
I though it would be helpful to share how I am preparing for a Cooperative Family Law settlement conference this morning where the support issues are dominant:
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March 07 2022
Why we love the practice of family law
We love family law because it constantly challenges us. Family law is some of the most important and complicated work in which lawyers in the United States engage.
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March 01 2022
NC Court of Appeals clarifies requirements that create a binding oral stipulation in the Family Cour
Many times legal disputes (including domestic relations) are resolved on the proverbial "courthouse steps" without first reducing the agreement to writing. While this is not a preferred method of settlement, it is sometimes the only way to get a case resolved.
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February 25 2022
Can the court appoint a third party to monitor and approve modifications to a parenting plan?
Sometimes a parent is behaves so badly, or has significant mental health and/or substance abuse issues, that at the time of trial they are unfit to have visitation with their children. This puts the trial court in a very difficult situation.
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February 15 2022
North Carolina Protective Orders: What proof is required?
Today, February 15, 2022, Charlotte lawyers at Arnold & Smith, PLLC received a favorable ruling by the North Carolina Court of Appeals in an appeal from the trial court's issuance of a domestic violence protective order in the matter of Walker-Snyder v Snyder.
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February 14 2022
How to find equity in the equitable distribution of a marital estate.
Equitable means "fair", not "equal", and finding fairness in property division in a divorce is often not as complicated as one may think.
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February 13 2022
Tai Chi and the art of family law
Many people, including many of my colleagues in the Bar, feel that "might makes right" and that brute force is necessary to prevail in a contested family law case.
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February 02 2022
The SC "stepparent adoption" statute provides solutions for single parents.
Most people know that a stepparent can adopt their new spouses children when the facts permit. However the South Carolina adoption statute states that “......... any person may adopt a child to whom he is related by blood or marriage.”
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January 10 2022
Supreme Court rules adoptions turn on best interest of child, not the parents.
South Carolina Supreme Court discusses "Best Interest of Child" in overturning Court of Appeals adoption ruling.
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