What part of don’t don’t you understand
Posted Thursday, August 25th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Friend and colleague Mary Jane (M.J.) Goodwin suggested I blog on the propriety of citing unpublished appellate opinions as legal authority in other cases. Are
In pro se appeal, Supreme Court offers guidance on forms of and sanctions for contempt
Posted Monday, August 1st, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
Members of the family court bar should thank pro se litigant Brian DiMarco for taking his appeal all the way to the South Carolina Supreme
Posted Monday, June 20th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Child Support, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Jurisprudence, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, United States Supreme Court Decisions
The June 20, 2011 United States Supreme Court opinion in Turner v. Rogers, 131 S.Ct. 2507 (2011), will radically alter the way the South Carolina Family Court
Posted Saturday, May 28th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
A common restraint in South Carolina family court orders involving custody or visitation with minor children is a restraint against “exposing the children to members
What portions of foreign domestic relations orders are enforceable in South Carolina Family Court?
Posted Thursday, April 14th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Audience:, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
When an opposing party lives or has assets in South Carolina, it can often be more effective to enforce a foreign state’s domestic relations order
Why I no longer accept service of rules to show cause
Posted Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Yesterday two different attorneys asked me about accepting service on behalf of a client for rules to show cause. While I will routinely accept service
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
Treating Unwed Daddies as Wallets
Posted Friday, August 27th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Support, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, 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, Paternity, Visitation
I had lunch yesterday with Charlie F.P. Segars-Andrews, who mentioned she had been contacted to do work with an agency, Responsible Committed Fatherhood Initiative, attempting to
Calling bullsh*t on custodial parents who let the children decide their visitation
Posted Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Visitation
When I first started practicing family law I would encounter a number of visitation enforcement hearings in which the custodial parent tried to excuse his
Posted Thursday, June 17th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Child Custody, Child Support, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Jurisdiction, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
In the first year of law school everyone takes Civil Procedure, where we learn about in rem jurisdiction, quasi in rem jurisdiction and in personam