The time to start thinking about trial is when you start the case
Posted Thursday, February 8th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Prospective domestic relations clients often begin their search process by determining whether they want a “negotiator” or a “litigator.” If they hope to resolve the
How automatic discovery has changed my family law practice
Posted Tuesday, November 7th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
It’s been six months since the South Carolina Supreme Court mandated automatic discovery in family court. I didn’t expect this rule change to change my
What you think, what you know, and what you can prove
Posted Saturday, October 14th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
One goes into a hearing or trial trying to establish various facts that will hopefully lead the court to rule in the desired manner. However
Falling into the tiger pit of prior consistent statements
Posted Saturday, September 9th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
About a decade ago I represented a pre-teen girl in a DSS abuse and neglect case in which she alleged her stepfather had sexually abused
Best methods for equalizing physical custody
Posted Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
There are some custody cases that will only settle if both parties get equal time with the child(ren). Thus a sizable subset of custody cases
Posted Friday, August 18th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Parents come to my office wanting to litigate custody. Often they are not sure what it means but they know they want it. Terms like
Answering discovery you first object to
Posted Friday, June 30th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
A pet peeve of mine is attorneys who begin discovery responses with a list of boilerplate objections. Recently I received interrogatory answers from two separate
The aggravation of equitably dividing household furnishings
Posted Saturday, June 24th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Early in my career I spent an afternoon with two estranged spouses and a friendly opposing counsel auctioning the parties’ household furnishings to the highest
The time to prepare for trial is long before trial
Posted Thursday, May 18th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
I’m always amazed when the court asks me if I can be ready for a multi-day trial it wishes to set a few weeks hence.
When to file and when to continue negotiating without filing
Posted Thursday, April 27th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
I had a recent consult with a woman who was gung ho to file for divorce. In discussing her situation, I could not understand her
