Kramer v. Kramer

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• finding that a court may exclude a witness “only after the court inquires into (1) the type of witness involved; (2) the content of the evidence to be presented; (3) the nature of the failure to identify the witness; and (4
• holding neither a mother's past conduct nor her present financial dependence on her husband supported finding she was a fit parent; the husband's $16,000 in child support arrearages did not suggest he was \in a position to provide financial support\ for the child
• finding the temporary custodians were the only parents the child had ever known
• finding that a court may exclude a witness “only after the court inquires into (1) the type of witness involved; (2) the content of the evidence to be presented; (3) the nature of the failure to identify the witness; and (4) the degree of surprise to the other party.”
• noting the mother visited once or twice a year over a four-year period, didn't provide financial support, did not send Christmas presents, and never petitioned the court for visitation after the father had acquired custody
• stating this factor weighed against returning custody as mother's relinquishment was markedly different from Moore -she abandoned her child on his first birthday, left the state to pursue a life of her own, and did not contact the child for months

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

4 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Middleton v. Johnson
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2006-06-28· cited 38×
• Dodge v. Dodge
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1998-04-20· cited 30×
• Tracie F. v. Francisco D.
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 2015-09-21· cited 10×
• Urban v. Kerscher
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2018-05-23· cited 4×

Cites

6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Moore v. Moore
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1989-07-31· cited 55×
• Brandi v. Brandi
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1990-09-17· cited 31×
• Kay v. Rowland
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1985-06-11· cited 17×
• Vernon Ex Rel. Estate of Gary v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1976-02-19· cited 11×
• Hodge v. Myers
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1971-03-25· cited 9×
• Duke v. Westvaco Development Corp.
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1983-11-14· cited 7×