Jurisprudence

For second time in under two years, Court of Appeals affirms divided legal custody

Posted Friday, November 22nd, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under 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 refiled October 21, 2024, Court of Appeals opinion in Abbas-Ghaleb v. Ghaleb, 444 S.C. 245, 907 S.E.2d 105 (Ct. App. 2024), stems from a

Supreme Court reinstates family court’s change of custody to father and clarifies guardian’s ability to make custody recommendations

Posted Thursday, November 21st, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Guardians Ad Litem, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific

The November 20, 2024 Supreme Court opinion in Grungo-Smith v. Grungo, reversed the Court of Appeals ruling in Grungo-Smith v. Grungo, 438 S.C. 508, 884

Court of Appeals holds results of a penile plethysmograph (PPG) test are inadmissible as unreliable

Posted Monday, September 9th, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Department of Social Services/Child Abuse and Neglect, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific

I typically don’t blog about criminal cases and In the Matter of Shawn T. Daily may still get altered by the Court of Appeals or

Drafting passport provisions for Child Custody Agreements

Posted Friday, August 23rd, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys

As foreign travel has gotten easier and my client base has gotten wealthier, more of my clients need their child custody agreements to address passports

Are we headed to an encyclopedia of child custody restraints (and is that something we actually want)?

Posted Monday, January 29th, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific

This is another blog inspired by last Friday’s guardian ad litem training.  As I enter my fourth decade of practice and acknowledge that my legal

Make the parents bounce

Posted Monday, January 29th, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisprudence, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to General Public

South Carolina’s annual guardian ad litem training, which took place last Friday, always inspires at least a few blogs. It did again this year. During

Court of Appeals affirms custody and relocation but reverses Mother’s rehabilitative alimony award

Posted Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Child Custody, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific

The Court of Appeals slightly modified its opinion on March 20, 2024 The January 24, 2024, Court of Appeals opinion in Gandy v. Gandy affirmed

The hierarchy of witnesses for custody trials

Posted Thursday, October 26th, 2023 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys

Attempting to give guidance to various clients indicated a need for me to explain the hierarchy of witnesses for custody trials.  As I have noted

Court of Appeals essentially affirms family court on child support and attorney’s fees

Posted Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Child Custody, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific

I’ve delayed blogging on the August 30, 2023, Court of Appeals opinion in Brantley v. Brantley 441 S.C. 284, 893 S.E.2d 349 (Ct.App. 2023), until

Court of Appeals affirms family court’s denial of custody modification where child’s preference may have been the result of Father’s manipulative behavior

Posted Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 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

In the July 19, 2023, Court of Appeals opinion in Fossett v. Fossett, 440 S.C. 576, 891 S.E.2d 515 (Ct.App. 2023), the Court of Appeals