Grandparent child support responsibility when their minor children have children
Posted Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
A legal argument I have often made (never successfully) and would love to eventually appeal is whether a parent’s legal obligation to support his or
Should fathers of children born out-of-wedlock have rights and obligations towards those children?
Posted Thursday, February 11th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Adoption/Termination of Parental Rights, Child Custody, Child Support, Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public, Paternity
The goal of this blog is not to offend but merely to establish the following three points about the current system in which fathers of
Individual versus collective responsibilities for raising children
Posted Friday, February 5th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Much of our “culture war” debates are tangential offshoots of the meta issue of whether caring for a child is the collective responsibility of the
Posted Saturday, January 30th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
While many in our culture believe contemporary folks wallow in sin, merely from the fact that women in our culture expect greater respect than they
South Carolina’s new Responsible Father Registry
Posted Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Adoption/Termination of Parental Rights, Of Interest to General Public, Paternity, South Carolina Specific
Beginning January 1, 2010, South Carolina implemented a Responsible Father Registry. S.C. Code Ann. § 63-9-820. This registry is designed to allow men who have
Posted Friday, January 22nd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Sometimes I think I have potential as a marriage counselor if and when I hang up my law license. Sixteen years of practicing family law
Calvin Morris: An Appreciation
Posted Friday, January 22nd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Miscellaneous, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Today [January 22, 2010] I attended the funeral of Calvin Morris. Calvin would be on the short list of favorite clients. I first met Calvin
Judicial Merit Selection Commission report on Judge F.P. Segars-Andrews
Posted Thursday, December 17th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Miscellaneous, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
The Judicial Merit Selection Commission report on Judge F.P. Segars-Andrews can be located here. It appears my concern that Mr. Simpson and his attorney may
Holiday visitation: loving your child more than you hate the other parent
Posted Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under 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
Last year, shortly before imposing a criminal contempt sentence on a mother who had repeatedly and blithely interfered with my client’s visitation, the judge asked
Judge F.P. Segars-Andrews’ troubles
Posted Saturday, December 12th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Miscellaneous, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
If one reads the comments on the Charleston Post and Courier’s web site regarding the Judicial Merit Selection Commission’s preliminary decision that Judge F.P. Segars-Andrews
