Opinion
2018-UP-170
04-25-2018
Blondye Shanelle Michael, Respondent, v. Roger Denea Michael, Appellant. Appellate Case No. 2016-001498
Melvin Wayne Cockrell, III, and Sarah Crawford Campbell, both of Cockrell Law Firm, P.C., and Larry Wayne Knox, all of Chesterfield, for Appellant. Gerald Malloy, of Malloy Law Firm, of Hartsville, and Whitney Boykin Harrison, of McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, of Columbia, both for Respondent.
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Submitted March 1, 2018
Appeal From Chesterfield County Salley Huggins McIntyre, Family Court Judge.
Melvin Wayne Cockrell, III, and Sarah Crawford Campbell, both of Cockrell Law Firm, P.C., and Larry Wayne Knox, all of Chesterfield, for Appellant.
Gerald Malloy, of Malloy Law Firm, of Hartsville, and Whitney Boykin Harrison, of McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, of Columbia, both for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
Roger Denea Michael appeals a final order in a domestic relations matter, arguing (1) the family court incorrectly determined the amount of the attorney's fees awarded to Blondye Shanelle Michael and (2) he was prejudiced by the family court's failure to issue the final order in a timely manner. We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities:
As to Issue 1: Floyd v. Floyd, 365 S.C. 56, 73, 615 S.E.2d 465, 474 (Ct. App. 2005), overturned on other grounds by 2008 S.C. Acts 211, § 1 (rejecting a challenge to the amount of attorney's fees awarded in a contempt action because the appellant "failed to challenge the amount of attorney's fees awarded either during the hearing when [the respondent's] attorney submitted his attorney fee affidavit or in a subsequent Rule 59(e), SCRCP motion to alter or amend the trial judge's order"); id. ("When a trial judge makes a general ruling on an issue, but does not address the specific argument raised by the appellant and the appellant does not make a motion to alter or amend pursuant to Rule 59(e), SCRCP, to obtain a ruling on the argument, the appellate court cannot consider the argument on appeal.").
As to Issue 2: Rule 26(c), SCRFC ("Except under exceptional circumstances, an order in a domestic relations case shall be issued as soon as possible after the hearing, but not later than 30 days thereafter."); Terwilliger v. Terwilliger, 298 S.C. 144, 150, 378 S.E.2d 609, 613 (Ct. App. 1989) ("The failure to comply with [Rule 26(c)] by reason of the untimely filing of an order does not constitute reason to reverse where no prejudice results from the delay.").
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.
HUFF, GEATHERS, and MCDONALD, JJ., concur.