Family Court is Broken In South Carolina
We are a citizen-led organization devoted to fixing family court through legal reform, transparency, and accountability.
Our Focus
Equal Parenting
Promoting legislation to make equal parenting the starting point for custody decisions.
Court Accountability
Modernizing court procedures, transparency, and oversight.
Legislative Action
Tracking family court legislation, committee proceedings, and public votes.
Family Court Is Failing SC Families
The National Parents Organization gave South Carolina Family Court a D- grade in 2019. In 2025, SC received a D- again. Six years passed with no results. Why aren’t legislators fixing anything?
Family Court in SC designates a “winner” (majority custody) and “loser” (little/no custody). Parents desperate to stay in their children’s lives shell out huge sums of money to lawyers to avoid being the “loser.” The legal lobby is fighting to preserve this broken system to maximize its profits.
In South Carolina, lawyers are 0.2% of the population but make up 30% of our legislature. Many of them take clients in family law. By not passing reform, they are protecting their own business model.
South Carolina law has minimal penalties for false allegations in family court. This loophole incentivizes unscrupulous lawyers to weaponize false claims against parents. Unraveling a false allegation can take years and cost tens of thousands of dollars. Meanwhile, genuine emergencies get buried beneath a mountain of questionable claims.
The Equal Parenting Act fixes these problems
The Equal Parenting Act
Start custody decisions at 50/50 in South Carolina
Help families avoid costly litigation
Align custody law with research on child wellbeing
Preserve judicial discretion on custody when justified
Strengthen penalties for making false allegations
Equal Parenting Is The Future
Equal Parenting Is Bipartisan: It has been promoted by the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, SC Democratic Governor candidate Jermaine Johnson, and dozens of representatives from both parties.
Equal Parenting is Wildly Popular in South Carolina: A poll conducted by the National Parents Organization found equal parenting enjoyed 90% popularity among SC citizens.
Equal Parenting Is a National Movement: Since Kentucky’s 2018 landmark equal parenting law, a growing number of states are making 50/50 the starting point for custody decisions. It’s only a matter of time before South Carolina joins them.
