Family Law Section

Section monitors family case and statutory law and provides input regarding improvement of these laws. The Section also sponsors a seminar at the Bar convention, promotes Bench/Bar relations, annually updates the Family Court Handbook and sponsors an electronic mailing list for all Section members. The Section also plans to continue promotion and implementation of the National Partners Program.   

 

Family Law Intensive Workshop
November 21-22, 2008
Thanks to Martha L. Hamel, Attorney at Law; Taylor & Potterfield; Johnson Johnson Whittle & Snelgrove; and Melissa F. Brown, LLC for their contributions to this seminar.

South Carolina Family Court Handbook 2007
Edited by Sandra R. Parise, Esquire
This project has been funded by the Section to help provide you with the most current tools for your work.
The Handbook includes compilations of the complete text of statutes dealing with all family law matters, including divorce, custody, child and spousal support, and juvenile delinquency, current through the 2007 legislative session, and additional statutes dealing with special issues related to the practice are also included. To order a copy, click here.

Family Law Section Survey
The Family Law Section Council seeks input from family law practitioners about potential changes to the S.C. Family Court Rules. Survey responses will be compiled and submitted to the Family Court Rules Committee charged with overseeing amendments to the Rules. Please take a moment to complete this brief survey.
 
Section Council
 
 
Minutes:

February 15, 2007
March 22, 2007
April 19, 2007
May 17, 2007
June 21, 2007
August 16, 2007
September 20, 2007
October 18, 2007
December 13, 2007
April 17, 2008
May 15, 2008
June 19, 2008 

 
Family Law Section Forum
 
Staff contact:
Tara Smith
tsmith@scbar.org
(803) 799-6653, ext. 146