Posted Saturday, August 3rd, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The July 31, 2024, Supreme Court opinion in Rish v. Rish, reverses a Court of Appeals decision in Rish v. Rish, 435 S.C. 681, 868 S.E.2d 719,
Supreme Court reverses finding that sale of dental practice was enterprise goodwill
Posted Friday, August 2nd, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Equitable Distribution/Property Division, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The July 31, 2024 Supreme Court opinion in Bostick v. Bostick, reversed a ruling from the Court of Appeals, Bostick v. Bostick, 436 S.C. 43,
“Get Married” contrasted with “You’ll Do”: two recent books about marriage
Posted Wednesday, July 24th, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
For both professional reasons [family law attorney for 30 years] and personal reasons [husband for 34 years], I find the sociology of marriage a fascinating
Posted Wednesday, July 24th, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The June 20, 2024 Court of Appeals opinion in Carter v. Carter corrects an obvious family court error but fails to correct what I would
May 9th Q&A with Professor Marcia Zug about You’ll Do at Blue Bicycle Books
Posted Friday, May 3rd, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Divorce and Marriage, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
On May 9, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. I will be doing a Q&A with Marcia Zug, the Miles and Ann Loadholt Professor of Family Law
What Challengers gets right about modern marriage
Posted Friday, April 26th, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Before I started law school, I was one of two film reviewers for what is now the Philadelphia Weekly. My wife’s and my first date[1]
Slightly modified Gandy opinion makes two small factual corrections
Posted Wednesday, March 20th, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
On March 20, 2024, the South Carolina Court of Appeals refiled its opinion in Gandy v. Gandy, 442 S.C. 340, 898 S.E.2d 208 (Ct.App. 2024),
Feature in International Business Times on Navigating Marital Challenges
Posted Friday, March 8th, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
A recent blog I wrote on consulting an individual counselor before consulting a divorce lawyer generated interest in the International Business Times, resulting in a
Consider seeking judicial notice of what occurs in court
Posted Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
If more family law attorneys handled appeals they would likely consider using judicial notice during their trials. Judicial notice can be used to draw the
See an individual counselor before you see a divorce lawyer
Posted Friday, February 16th, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
As an attorney, I am a “counselor at law.” Some unhappily married folks who sit across my desk, contemplating and discussing the end of their
