Mismatched incentives in family court ordered marital home sales
Posted Friday, April 27th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Albert Einstein defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” I would not claim South Carolina Family Court
Posted Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
I just finished a trial in which opposing counsel employed a counterstrategy I had never before encountered to a strategy she had suspected I would
Posted Thursday, March 29th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Visitation
Quite often in my practice I will meet with a parent, typically a mother, who has been under an order of supervised visitation for a
Taking 30(b)(6) depositions for family court cases
Posted Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Since few family court cases involve corporate or government agencies as witnesses or parties, family law attorneys rarely consider the benefits of noticing a deposition
Posted Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Though it might be legally relevant, I try to avoid having my clients focus on the bad behavior of their spouses that pre-date the marriage
Mischief potential in restraints against disposing of marital property
Posted Monday, March 19th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Many family court attorneys routinely seek a restraining order at the beginning of a marital dissolution case against “disposing of, hiding, encumbering, or in any
Hold on pardner, where’s the fire?
Posted Thursday, March 1st, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
One of the hardest tasks of family court client control is counseling clients to be patient when they want immediate results. This task is rarely
Combining rehabilitative and permanent alimony
Posted Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
For reasons that are only marginally explicable, South Carolina attorneys and judges are reluctant to issue orders or enter agreements that combine rehabilitative alimony with
Stupid (overly broad and vague) parental restraining orders
Posted Friday, February 17th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Law and Culture, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
My one-man war against overly broad restraining orders continued this week, as I observe an accelerating trend towards guardians, litigants and judges wanting to micro-manage
To reduce the coverture fraction, file then negotiate
Posted Sunday, February 12th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Typically, when a separated or separating spouse contacts me to negotiate a separation agreement, I suggest working towards reaching an agreement before I file an
