What are you communicating with your proposed parenting plan?
Posted Thursday, January 31st, 2019 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
In 2012, South Carolina revised its child custody statutes and added a provision requiring proposed parenting plans at temporary hearings. This parenting plan asks each
Whose “morality” dictates what is in the best interests of the child?
Posted Friday, January 25th, 2019 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
South Carolina case law from as recently as May 2018 holds that the morality of a parent is a proper factor for consideration in custody
Posted Monday, January 7th, 2019 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The January 4, 2019 Court of Appeals opinion in Brown v. Key, 425 S.C. 490, 823 S.E.2d 212 (2019), represents the first published opinion addressing
Don’t let your kids become pinball wizards
Posted Tuesday, December 18th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Legislation, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
I have no desire to mine the legislative history to determine when and why some South Carolina legislator decided he needed to save our state’s
Mere exposure to domestic violence can be a basis to change custody or limit visitation
Posted Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
Some of the most tragic consults I have are with folks who’ve been bullied and abused by spouses or domestic partners and have simply accepted
Bojilov highlights importance of a good record and accurate financial declarations
Posted Tuesday, October 16th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Attorney's Fees, Child Custody, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The September 19, 2018 Court of Appeals opinion in Bojilov v. Bojilov, 425 S.C. 161, 819 S.E.2d 791 (Ct. App. 2018), doesn’t establish any novel
Posted Friday, September 14th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisdiction, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
With Hurricane Florence slowly approaching Charleston and with South Carolina’s northeastern coast under a mandatory evaluation order, I’ve spent the past few days with my
Posted Monday, August 6th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
When I first started trying custody cases a quarter century ago, the family court was pretty uniform, and uncreative, in its awards of visitation to
Recent Workers Compensation opinion may impact child custody cases
Posted Wednesday, June 13th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The June 6, 2018 Court of Appeals opinion in York v. York, 424 S.C. 280, 818 S.E.2d 215 (Ct. App. 2018), addresses the issue of who is
Court of Appeals finds standing for paternal grandparents to obtain custody when mother is unfit
Posted Friday, June 8th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
Given a culture that expects parents to be responsible for raising their children, the law has developed that fit parents should (with the limited exceptions
