Posted Sunday, August 21st, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
As a Jew I don’t believe in Christ’s divinity; however, I certainly believe in his wisdom. Perhaps the wisest of Christ’s counsel: Turn the Other
Controlling the tempo of domestic litigation
Posted Saturday, August 20th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
One thing that is never taught in trial advocacy law school classes and rarely noted in continuing legal education seminars is the role of tempo
How best interests of the child warps adult culture
Posted Thursday, August 18th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
A generation ago there was a term for adults who genuinely enjoyed watching small children’s athletic or artistic performances: pedophiles. However a legal culture that
President Obama: Marriage Counselor
Posted Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Humor?, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
If Barack Obama loses the 2012 presidential election, I think the man may have found his next calling: marriage counselor. As quoted by Maureen Dowd
Glee 3-D: Propaganda for the Obama Generation
Posted Sunday, August 14th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
How could one not love Glee 3-D? It, and Glee, are Utopian fantasies in which a Red America of bigots, malevolent overlords, and religious scolds
Twisting our spines patting ourselves on the back
Posted Saturday, August 13th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
I attended both “The Help” and “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” this week and am surprised no culture writers have noted the important
Be careful what your client vouches for
Posted Friday, August 12th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Most attorneys know that their clients’ own affidavit(s) can be used against them at trial as an admission of a party opponent. SCRE 801(d)(2)(A). However,
Posted Wednesday, August 10th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Divorce and Marriage, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Continuing today’s theme of gifts from benevolent domestic litigation deities is the issue of overly vitriolic affidavits for temporary hearings in marital dissolution cases. When
The child custody interrogatory that often reveals more than it should
Posted Wednesday, August 10th, 2011 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
It’s typically hard to get useful information from child custody interrogatories. One question that often reveals more than it should is “Is there anything about
A Divorce Lawyer’s Tips for Marriage
Posted Monday, August 8th, 2011 by Thomas McDow
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
From Guest Blogger, Thomas F. McDow: 1. Love each other as you are. Men marry women hoping they will not change. Women marry men expecting
