Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2/1/2012
Chisholm v. Chisholm
Citations
- 722 S.E.2d 222
- 396 S.C. 507
- 2012 S.C. LEXIS 12
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- explaining that on appeal, \[the appellate court] review[s] the family court's grant of attorney's fees de novo\
- holding the decision to award attorney's fees is within the family court's discretion and although appellate review is de novo, the appellant still has the burden to show the family court erred
- holding the decision to award attorney's fees is within the family court's discretion and although appellate review is de novo, the appellant still has the burden to show the family court erred
- stating that although an appellate court exercises de novo review of attorney's fees awards in domestic relations cases, the appellant must show the preponderance of the evidence is against the family court's findings of fact
- reviewing the family court's decision in awarding attorney's fees under a de novo standard of review
- reviewing the family court's discretion in awarding attorney's fees under a de novo standard of review
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Judges: Toal, Beatty, Kittredge, Pleicones, Hearn
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Cites
5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Lewis v. LewisSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2011-05-09· cited 543×
- Upchurch v. UpchurchSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2006-01-03· cited 46×
- Miles v. MilesSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2011-05-31· cited 44×
- Mazzone v. MilesCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2000-06-12· cited 22×
- Myers v. MyersCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2011-01-20· cited 21×
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