Does South Carolina divorce law distinguish marijuana use from abuse?
Posted Friday, September 14th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
One of South Carolina’s four fault grounds for divorce under S.C. Code §20-3-10 is “Habitual drunkenness; provided, that this ground shall be construed to include
Is merely having a “crush” on another marital fault?
Posted Friday, September 7th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
I recently handled oral argument on an appeal that resulted in the unpublished opinion. One unusual aspect of the case was Husband’s focus, and the
Smith case reveals judges do more than simply call balls and strikes
Posted Friday, May 11th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
After I posted my blog on the May 9, 2018 South Carolina Supreme Court opinion in SCDSS v. Smith to Facebook, a number of
Should side jobs lead to increased support obligations?
Posted Tuesday, February 20th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Support, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
One of the many fundamental unfairnesses in South Carolina’s child support system is that a payor’s increased income almost universally leads to an increase in
Building better restraining orders
Posted Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
A few weeks ago I blogged about what I considered ill-conceived child custody restraining orders. These restraints criminalized behavior that, while not ideal, are hardly
South Carolina child custody restraining orders I really hate
Posted Saturday, August 26th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
By the same process that causes attorneys’ boilerplate to grow over time–they borrow “good” ideas from other attorneys but never weed out redundant or obsolete
The legislative paternalism of South Carolina’s name change law
Posted Wednesday, August 9th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Legislation, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
When my wife was a social worker at a local hospital she once acted as a case manager for a mother giving birth to twins.
Equal protection challenge to domestic abuse statute leaves law in chaos
Posted Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, Protection from Domestic Abuse, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
N.B., as anticipated below, the Supreme Court subsequently modified its decision and revived the application of the domestic abuse statute to unmarried cohabitants. See South Carolina
Posted Sunday, April 24th, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public
Non-custodial parents of teenagers often complain when the custodial parent doesn’t stop their child from engaging in typical risky teen behavior. One hears stories of
Posted Friday, February 19th, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Earlier this week I spent two days presenting and attending a legal education seminar, “Family Law From Start to Finish.” As with most such seminars,
