When to file and when to continue negotiating without filing
Posted Thursday, April 27th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
I had a recent consult with a woman who was gung ho to file for divorce. In discussing her situation, I could not understand her
Posted Wednesday, April 26th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
When I mentor newly licensed attorneys, one of the more important lessons I try to impart is that they should be clear about when and
Don’t expect the other side to pay your attorney’s fees
Posted Friday, April 14th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Attorney's Fees, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Folks going through marital litigation–and, less often, folks going through custody disputes– often contact me regarding representation with the expectation that the other side will
South Carolina Court of Appeals opinion highlights the importance of accurate financial declarations
Posted Tuesday, April 11th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Attorney's Fees, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
My clients get sick of me harping on refining and corroborating their financial declarations before we file them. In the future I will direct them
The best time to defeat a relocation case is before it’s filed
Posted Saturday, April 8th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
In my 20+ years of family law practice, I’ve yet to see a relocation case in which the requested relocation was solely for the child’s
Posted Friday, April 7th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Child Custody, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
When custodial parents relocate, the non-custodial parent almost always suffers. Typically they lose the frequent contact with the minor child that helps sustain most parent-child
The danger of rushing into custody agreements with the seriously mentally ill or substance abusing
Posted Saturday, April 1st, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Visitation
Folks hire family law attorneys not only expecting to have their domestic disputes resolved, but expecting them to be resolved quickly and inexpensively. The method
Lessons from my first contested termination of parental rights prosecution trial
Posted Thursday, March 30th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Adoption/Termination of Parental Rights, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Last week I represented a mother and step-father in a contested termination of parental rights(TPR)/step-parent adoption case. I have been a licensed attorney for over
You don’t have to pretend to be perfect
Posted Thursday, March 30th, 2017 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
A lot of family court litigants harm their cases because they don’t want to admit anything that makes them look bad. Confronted with such behavior
What’s so primo about primacy?
Posted Sunday, March 26th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Folks will often contact my office with a desire to file a divorce or custody case immediately, “before the other side does.” Sometimes there is
