Posted Monday, May 17th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, United States Supreme Court Decisions
In today’s 6-3 decision in the case of Abbott v. Abbott, 130 S.Ct. 1983 (2010) the United States Supreme Court decided that a non-custodial parent’s ne
Posted Sunday, May 16th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Child Custody, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
In representing parents who are unreasonably resistant to the other parent’s relationship with the child, I often feel like I am performing surgery on suicides,
Posted Monday, May 10th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Very interesting oped piece in today’s New York Times by its token conservative columnist Russ Douthat, Red Family, Blue Family. It uncannily describes what I observe
Posted Thursday, May 6th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
A spouse or parent walks into an attorney’s office with a “relationship” problem: he isn’t getting along with his wife and wants out of the
Posted Monday, May 3rd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
When a spouse becomes terminated in the midst of marital litigation there are frequent disputes whether any severance should be treated as income to the
How do you successfully mediate “feelings”
Posted Monday, May 3rd, 2010 by Barry Knobel
Filed under Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
From Guest Blogger, the Honorable Barry W. Knobel [Written in memory and honor of Cotton Harness] “Mediation is the art of recovery.” [1] I’m now
Frequently Asked Question on organizing a family court file
Posted Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Miscellaneous, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Having had one more potential client show up today with a stack of disorganized paperwork, I finally decided to publish a memo I had drafted
New and revised Frequently Asked Questions on Custody
Posted Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
New Frequently asked Question posted today: When Can a Non-Parent Obtain Custody from a Parent? Expanded the Frequently Asked Question: How is Child Custody Determined?
Posted Monday, April 19th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Support, 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
N.B.: On March 7, 2012, in McLeod v. Starnes, the South Carolina Supreme Court overruled Webb v. Sowell and the South Carolina Family Courts can again order unmarried or
Posted Thursday, April 15th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Miscellaneous, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Will Moredock, columnist for the Charleston City Paper has plugged my blog on the City Paper’s web site: Gregory Forman - A Lawyer Who Understands
