Should there be a uniform waiting period for a no-fault divorce?
Posted Saturday, March 8th, 2014 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
I rarely blog on proposed family law legislation. Often legislation fizzles to nothing: in my twenty years of practice bills to abolish common law marriage
Better to be an adulterer than an adulterer and a liar
Posted Friday, March 7th, 2014 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
A mentee recently asked me if one should admit an allegation of adultery in a responsive pleading when the adultery is obvious. While I think
The Burgess opinion and “The End of Men”
Posted Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Every published opinion tells a story and the January 15, 2014 Court of Appeals opinion in Burgess v. Burgess, 407 S.C. 98, 753 S.E.2d 566
The potential domestic client who wants the attorney to work on promise of payment
Posted Friday, November 22nd, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Attorney's Fees, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
The combination of the front loaded nature of contested family court cases (i.e., preparing for motions for temporary relief) and the general reluctance of attorneys
Reserving alimony when there’s military retirement
Posted Friday, November 22nd, 2013 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
One of the quirks of family law is that a veteran’s military retirement is subject to equitable distribution but that veteran’s military disability is not.
Script for the beginning of each deposition
Posted Thursday, November 7th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
There’s a routine set of questions I ask at the beginning of every deposition. I suspect that script would be useful for new attorneys and
The Fantastic Mr. Fox and the allure of risk-taking masculinity
Posted Friday, October 18th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Practice family law with any degree of passion and intellectual curiosity and you will naturally turn into an amateur marriage counselor and sociologist. One cannot
What can and can’t be fixed by a family court appeal
Posted Thursday, October 17th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Folks sometimes consult with me shortly before their case is going to trial to obtain a second opinion. Typically they are either unhappy with the
Don Jon’s refreshingly mature take on male sexuality
Posted Thursday, October 10th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
SPOILER ALERTS Don Jon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s directorial debut, has been getting solid reviews for its portrayal of the maturation of a twenty-something, working-class Jersey guy.
How not to bung-up a responsive pleading
Posted Friday, September 13th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
I often see responsive pleadings that hurt the other side’s case. Frequently the response will include extraneous information. This information is like free discovery–learning about
