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
Posted Saturday, August 6th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Eighteen years of family law practice has caused me to develop a persona of a frustrated advice columnist. Today’s Dear Abby column demonstrates why family law
Posted Friday, July 29th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
If one doesn’t begin one’s family law career with a manic-depressive temperament, one is likely to retire with one. Because family court judges are invested
Talk to the judge, not to opposing counsel
Posted Friday, July 29th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Early in my legal career I used to habitually drive the Honorable Wayne Morris Creech nuts over what I perceived as minor offenses. Saying “yeah”
Posted Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Fyodor Dostoevsky said “The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.” What do articles like this excellent Glenn Smith
Posted Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
I thought our culture was acting silly when it forced Congressman Anthony Weiner from office for twittering his junk to a 30 year old woman
Posted Thursday, July 21st, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
One pitfall of having a legal blog is I receive frequent calls from folks seeking free legal advice. A common question is whether they need
