Stoney v. SR

Petitioners each seek a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the court of appeals in Stoney v. Stoney , 417 S.C. 345, 790 S.E.2d 31 (Ct. App. 2016). In Stoney , the court of appeals directed the family court judge to conduct a new trial after holding the judge abused his discretion or otherwise erred in regards to multiple issues. Finding error in the standard of review applied by the court of appeals on issues III to XI, we grant the petitions, dispense with further briefing, reverse the court of appeals, and remand the case to the court of appeals to decide the appeal applying the…