The Judge Did What?!? Spotlight on Jan Bromell Holmes

An oddly obstructed email address, a lack of proper notice, and a very questionable apportionment of an inheritance define the Rogers v. Rogers case in Horry County.

In a military mom’s “family” court case on remand from the Court of Appeals (2016-DR-26-323), Judge Bromell Holmes’ secretary sent email notifications to a bogus address (yahoo v. gmail).

Rather inexplicably, Judge Bromell Holmes also instructed against further notifying the parties. These circumstances culminated in self-represented litigant Laurie Rogers, a resident of Florida, not receiving notification of her hearing. 

Because Ms. Rogers’ father had passed away around the time of the parties’ separation, she was left a sizable inheritance ($350,000) from the estate. An inheritance is not marital property.

Despite South Carolina statutes which do not allow for the apportionment of non-marital property, Ms. Rogers lost her inheritance on Judge Bromell Holmes’ order. In a hearing that she did not know had occurred. Based on the allegations of her ex-husband.

Does this appear to be an intentional denial of due process coupled with a gross lack of adherence to South Carolina law by a judge who is in the running for a “promotion” to the Court of Appeals?

Please consider what YOU can do to clean up South Carolina’s courts.