The aggravation of equitably dividing household furnishings
Posted Saturday, June 24th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Early in my career I spent an afternoon with two estranged spouses and a friendly opposing counsel auctioning the parties’ household furnishings to the highest
Family Court Procedure 101 Materials
Posted Sunday, June 11th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Continuing Legal Education, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, South Carolina Specific
On June 10, 2017, Dana Adkins and I, on behalf of Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services, presented a seminar explaining family court procedure to pro se litigants.
In praise of opinionated lawyers
Posted Sunday, June 11th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants
Folks who know me well–and even some who don’t–consider me the most opinionated person they know. I accept their judgment. Given something I’ve thought about,
Seminar on “How to Represent Yourself in Family Court”
Posted Thursday, June 1st, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Continuing Legal Education, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, South Carolina Specific
Please help me spread the word about this seminar, which Dana Adkins and I are presenting on behalf of Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services on Saturday
In praise of the additional sustaining ground
Posted Thursday, May 25th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Appellate Procedure, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
The Supreme Court opinion of Walker v. Brooks, 414 S.C. 343, 778 S.E.2d 477 (2015) was unique for my appellate experience in a number of
Help T. Ryan Phillips get Baker v. Hardwick published
Posted Thursday, May 25th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisdiction, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific, Visitation
I would love to see the May 24, 2017 Court of Appeals opinion in Baker v. Hardwick get published. Not just because T. Ryan Phillips
Who has the burden of proof on the willfulness element of contempt?
Posted Sunday, May 21st, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
A few days ago I prosecuted a contempt action. The proof for one of the allegations of contempt was very document intensive and mathematical–reimbursement for
The time to prepare for trial is long before trial
Posted Thursday, May 18th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
I’m always amazed when the court asks me if I can be ready for a multi-day trial it wishes to set a few weeks hence.
Posted Wednesday, May 17th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, United States Supreme Court Decisions
The United States Supreme Court rarely issues opinions addressing family law, making the May 15, 2017 opinion in Howell v. Howell blogworthy. Howell addresses an
Learn something new every day: involuntary non-suits in family court
Posted Friday, May 5th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
I’ve long been aware that one could use Rule 41(b), SCRCP, to move to dismiss an action for failure to prosecute or as a sanction
