In defense of the concept of romantic comedies
Posted Wednesday, February 10th, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. Jane Austin,
The problems in splitting children’s expenses based upon undefined “pro rata income shares”
Posted Friday, January 8th, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Audience:, Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public
I have recently encountered a number of court-approved child support agreements in which child-related expenses are divided upon undefined “pro rata [Latin for “in proportion”]
The difficulties relocating with children merely because the stepparent is moving
Posted Wednesday, December 16th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
Custodial parents rarely consider whether their spouses are prone to work related relocations when they decide to (re)marry. They simply assume that if their spouse
How soon can one get a divorce after filing?
Posted Monday, September 14th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
Folks who have filed for divorce often wonder why it takes so long for them to get divorced. S.C. Code § 20-3-80 sets “Required delays
How to avoid becoming (unwittingly) common-law married
Posted Thursday, July 16th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
I get frequent calls or emails inquiring how long one can live with a romantic companion before one is common-law married. Often these folks believe
Posted Saturday, June 27th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
It seems fitting that I was at the TD Arena with my family awaiting President Obama’s eulogy for Clementa Pinckney when the United States Supreme
Common law marriage is still marriage
Posted Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
I am amazed at the number of folks contacting my office who have inadvertently gotten themselves married via common law marriage. I am also amazed
Charleston’s daily paper wins Pulitzer Prize for series on domestic violence
Posted Monday, April 20th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
On April 20, 2015, the Charleston Post and Courier won the 2015 gold medal for public service, the most prestigious of the Pulitzer Prize awards
Can someone be too demented to consent to sex with a spouse?
Posted Wednesday, April 15th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
There’s an interesting, and quite disturbing, article in the April 14, 2015 New York Times regarding the upcoming trial of Henry Rayhons, a now-former Iowa
Why do mothers (more typically) get custody?
Posted Friday, April 10th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
A college student, interested in a career in family law, interviewed me earlier this week for a school project. Mostly he asked questions related to
