The “best” age(s) for South Carolina husbands to commit adultery

Posted Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific

One of the many oddities of South Carolina family law is that a husband is typically best off committing adultery when he and his wife

In 3-2 decision South Carolina Supreme Court determines separation is requirement of separate maintenance action

Posted Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific

In what is, for me, one of the most highly anticipated decisions on this year’s docket, the South Carolina Supreme Court decided on September 19,

Should separation be required for a separate maintenance action?

Posted Sunday, August 21st, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific

In April 2011, the South Carolina Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Eileen Frances Theresa Busto Theisen v. Clifford Richard Theisen.  According

President Obama: Marriage Counselor

Posted Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Humor?, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

If Barack Obama loses the 2012 presidential election, I think the man may have found his next calling: marriage counselor.  As quoted by Maureen Dowd

So that’s why (s)he left

Posted Wednesday, August 10th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Divorce and Marriage, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys

Continuing today’s theme of gifts from benevolent domestic litigation deities is the issue of overly vitriolic affidavits for temporary hearings in marital dissolution cases. When

A Divorce Lawyer’s Tips for Marriage

Posted Monday, August 8th, 2011 by Thomas McDow
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

From Guest Blogger, Thomas F. McDow: 1. Love each other as you are. Men marry women hoping they will not change. Women marry men expecting

If I were Dear Abby

Posted Saturday, August 6th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

Eighteen years of family law practice has caused me to develop a persona of a frustrated advice columnist.  Today’s Dear Abby column demonstrates why family law

Dan Savage on the virtues of infidelity

Posted Saturday, July 2nd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

An interesting piece in tomorrow’s New York Times Sunday Magazine, Married, with Infidelities, highlights my favorite relationship advice columnist, Dan Savage, and his views on

Didn’t she read the owner’s manual?

Posted Friday, June 24th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

Went to another temporary hearing yesterday to “learn” from reading the opposing party-wife’s affidavit that my husband-client likes to “drink beer” and “visit adult websites.”

Marriage is like a deck of cards…

Posted Saturday, May 21st, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Humor?, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

Divorce lawyer humor courtesy of Stephen Slotchiver:

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