Letting good clients subsidize deadbeat clients
Posted Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Attorney's Fees, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Rules of Professional (Lawyer) Conduct
I am amazed at how many family law attorneys accept a collections rate of 75%, or less, on their billing. Basically they are letting their
Joint Custody: It’s how you ask
Posted Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 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
A lesson instilled as a child by my parents and teachers is that “it’s not just what you ask for; it’s how you ask for
Can miscarriage expenses be considered an incident of child support?
Posted Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Child Support, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Jurisprudence, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
Today’s Court of Appeals opinion in Susan R. v. Donald R., 389 S.C. 107, 697 S.E.2d 634 (Ct. App. 2010), affirmed, with one seemingly insignificant modification,
Have real estate prices really bottomed out?
Posted Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Practicing family law actually provides some, imprecise, insights into the state of the economy. For example, there have been periods the past two years when
Posted Friday, May 28th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Divorce and Marriage, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
A couple of interesting things are happening in yesterday’s Court of Appeals opinion in Bodkin v. Bodkin, 388 S.C. 203, 694 S.E.2d 230 (2010), which, with one
How would Obamacare critics respond to this family?
Posted Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
I received a call from a woman yesterday wanting to know the process of turning over custody of her son to her parents. Typically when
Posted Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Last Friday I attended a motion in which the primary issue was whether my client’s discovery request was a “fishing expedition.” The term “fishing expedition”
More thoughts on the election of judges
Posted Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Shortly after the South Carolina Supreme Court rejected Judge Segars-Andrews’ appeal seeking to overturn the decision of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission that she was
Posted Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Department of Social Services/Child Abuse and Neglect, Law and Culture, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
The first in a series on Child Protective Services in South Carolina was published in today’s Charleston Post & Courier: State of Abuse. This initial
Posted Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Very early in my career I handled my first contested custody case which resulted in my client, a young medical student, obtaining custody of his
