Concerns over incorrect findings in family court sexual abuse allegations
Posted Saturday, February 5th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisprudence, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public
Perhaps because I more typically represent parents than children in family court, I have long been concerned with the risks of incorrect findings that a
Andrew Michael Myers is one husband who definitely needed a prenup
Posted Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Attorney's Fees, Divorce and Marriage, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Appellate Decisions
In the history of South Carolina husbands who wish they had a prenup, I bet there are few with more justification for this feeling than
Posted Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Support, Jurisprudence, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Appellate Decisions
An aphorism first year law students are told is “bad facts make bad law.” The January 19, 2011 Court of Appeals opinion in SCDSS v.
Divorcing child custody from child support
Posted Friday, January 7th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Audience:, Child Custody, Child Support, Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
A colleague of mine, Casie N. Suddeth, posted on facebook about an Ontario Canada divorce case in which the judge became so frustrated with the
What is the burden of proof for adultery divorce in South Carolina?
Posted Thursday, December 9th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Has anyone else noticed that our South Carolina appellate courts have made a hash out of the burden of proof necessary to obtain a divorce
The unintended and ironic consequences of South Carolina’s new grandparent visitation statute
Posted Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific, Visitation
On June 9, 2014, this statute was changed, making it easier for grandparents to pursue court ordered visitation. I was never a big proponent of
United States Supreme Court accepts certiorari on South Carolina child support enforcement case
Posted Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Jurisprudence, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, United States Supreme Court Decisions
Yesterday the United States Supreme Court accepted certiorari on the South Carolina case of Price v. Turner, 387 S.C. 142, 691 S.E.2d 470 (2010). The
Posted Thursday, September 16th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
South Carolina law allows spouses to obtain a divorce when they “have lived separate and apart without cohabitation for a period of one year.” S.C.
Court ordered sibling visitation in South Carolina
Posted Sunday, September 12th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under 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, Visitation
One of the more recent additions to the South Carolina jurisdictional code regarding children and family court, § 63-3-530, is subsection 44, which allows the
High income child support in South Carolina: extrapolation versus the “Three Pony Rule”
Posted Sunday, September 12th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Support, Jurisprudence, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
A belief undergirding support guidelines is that children are entitled to enjoy a lifestyle similar to their parents, but if daddy has an entourage does
