Appearance of Counsel in Family Court

Posted Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific

One of the attorneys I am informally mentoring in family court practice came back from a domestic abuse hearing earlier this week having gotten a

Joint Custody: It’s how you ask

Posted Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 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

A lesson instilled as a child by my parents and teachers is that “it’s not just what you ask for; it’s how you ask for

Can miscarriage expenses be considered an incident of child support?

Posted Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Child Support, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Jurisprudence, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific

Today’s Court of Appeals opinion in Susan R. v. Donald R., 389 S.C. 107, 697 S.E.2d 634 (Ct. App. 2010), affirmed, with one seemingly insignificant modification,

Court of Appeals notes it’s unlikely parents agree to their habitually intoxicated spouse having custody of their children

Posted Friday, May 28th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Divorce and Marriage, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific

A couple of interesting things are happening in yesterday’s Court of Appeals opinion in Bodkin v. Bodkin, 388 S.C. 203, 694 S.E.2d 230 (2010), which, with one

Gone fishing

Posted Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys

Last Friday I attended a motion in which the primary issue was whether my client’s discovery request was a “fishing expedition.”  The term “fishing expedition”

Winning too big

Posted Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 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

Very early in my career I handled my first contested custody case which resulted in my client, a young medical student, obtaining custody of his

The picayune distinction between amended and supplemental pleadings

Posted Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys

Are there other family law attorneys out there who file supplemental pleadings?  In my sixteen plus years of family court practice, I can’t recall any.

New Frequently Asked Questions

Posted Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific

The ability to easily add pages to my web site combined with the increasing understanding that many clients and potential clients ask me similar questions

What we got here is a failure to communicate

Posted Friday, March 26th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

A few months ago I tried an initial custody case involving an eight-year old child on behalf of the father against a pro se mother.

New Frequently Asked Question on Family Court Temporary Hearings

Posted Friday, March 19th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific

Realizing I have never adequately explained in writing what happens at a family court temporary hearing, and realizing that I shouldn’t expect my clients to understand

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