Apr 22, 2021

Girlfriend’s Dependency Claim Filed in Face of NC Supreme Court Decision Does Not Warrant Sanctions

Notwithstanding the doctrine of stare decisis, in this case a clear holding by the North Carolina Supreme Court that a person living in cohabitation with another, to whom he or...

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Mar 5, 2020

SC Supreme Court Says Deceased Worker’s “Girlfriend” Failed to Show Dependency

Reversing a decision of the state’s Court of Appeals, and side-stepping — at least to some degree — the issue of illicit relationships, the Supreme Court of South Carolina found...

SC Supreme Court Says Deceased Worker’s “Girlfriend” Failed to Show Dependency SC Supreme Court Says Deceased Worker’s “Girlfriend” Failed to Show Dependency

Dec 11, 2018

South Carolina: In Dependency Case, Commission May Not Presume “Fornication” Occurred

In an ancient decision (one year older than me), Day v. Day, 216 S.C. 334, 58 S.E.2d 83 (1950), the Supreme Court of South Carolina, reflecting the general moral mindset...

South Carolina: In Dependency Case, Commission May Not Presume “Fornication” Occurred South Carolina: In Dependency Case, Commission May Not Presume “Fornication” Occurred