Changing family formation and the practice of family law
Posted Friday, August 2nd, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
The past twenty years have seen rapid demographic changes in family court clientele. I am seeing fewer divorces among the professional/managerial classes and seeing more
United States Supreme Court on the left side of history in two rulings on gay marriage
Posted Thursday, June 27th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public, United States Supreme Court Decisions
To the surprise of no one who has been paying attention, the June 26, 2013 United States Supreme Court opinions in the cases of United
Revenge of (and against) the bluenoses
Posted Friday, March 8th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
For almost 20 years I’ve seen many of my family court clients gets slammed for unbiblical sexual behavior. Initially it was the obvious–adultery. But in
What becomes of a transmuted waterfront lot?
Posted Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
In my almost four years of blogging about every reported South Carolina appellate decision from family court and over fifteen years of handling family law
Considerations in reconciliation
Posted Monday, February 18th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Occasionally separated spouses in marital dissolution actions attempt to reconcile. Even though it’s bad for my business when they do so, I generally encourage reconciliation
Perhaps he has a 2,000 mile long penis?[1]
Posted Friday, November 30th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public
A question I am frequently and increasingly being asked by my colleagues is whether modern uses of technology to engage in sexual banter can constitute
“Irresponsible procreation” as a defense of DOMA
Posted Sunday, October 21st, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Jurisprudence, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
On October 18, 2012, in 2-1 decision in the case of Windsor v. United States, 699 F. 3d 169 (2nd. Cir. 2012), the United States Court
What proof is needed to obtain a physical cruelty divorce?
Posted Thursday, October 18th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Physical cruelty is one of South Carolina’s four fault divorce grounds. Physical cruelty is “actual personal violence, or such a course of physical treatment as
Deposing alleged paramours before filing to terminate alimony
Posted Friday, September 28th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Divorce and Marriage, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
In South Carolina even adultery that occurs during the marital dissolution litigation period is sufficient to terminate alimony. Further adultery can be “proven” through circumstantial
Cultural misconceptions regarding annulment
Posted Tuesday, August 7th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
An annulment, in contrast to a divorce, treats a marriage as though it never happened. Folks often contact me seeking an annulment but, in close
