Three recent books about the state of marriage
Posted Saturday, December 2nd, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Both personal and professional curiosity have engendered a fascination with books about the sociology of marriage. Frustrated spouses come to me looking for a divorce
South Carolina Supreme Court revives application of domestic abuse statute to unmarried cohabitants
Posted Saturday, November 18th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Of Interest to General Public, Protection from Domestic Abuse, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
On July 26, 2017 the South Carolina Supreme Court, in the case of Doe v. State, 421 S.C. 490, 808 S.E.2d 807 (2017), remedied the equal
Supreme Court finds valuation of Greek farm preserved for appeal–remands issue to Court of Appeals
Posted Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Appellate Procedure, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
N.B., the Supreme Court subsequently slightly modified the opinion discussed below. See Supreme Court adds one sentence to the Conits opinion. The November 15, 2017 Supreme
How automatic discovery has changed my family law practice
Posted Tuesday, November 7th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
It’s been six months since the South Carolina Supreme Court mandated automatic discovery in family court. I didn’t expect this rule change to change my
Free Mental Health Ethics CLE for Young South Carolina Lawyers
Posted Thursday, November 2nd, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Continuing Legal Education, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
On November 10, 2017 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. I will be lecturing at the Charleston School of Law on “Preserving one’s sanity when one
What you think, what you know, and what you can prove
Posted Saturday, October 14th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
One goes into a hearing or trial trying to establish various facts that will hopefully lead the court to rule in the desired manner. However
Getting arbitration awards turned into court orders (or preventing it from happening)
Posted Thursday, October 5th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Many of my colleagues are turning to arbitration to resolve family law disputes. Few seem aware that an arbitrator’s award does not automatically become a
Building better restraining orders
Posted Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
A few weeks ago I blogged about what I considered ill-conceived child custody restraining orders. These restraints criminalized behavior that, while not ideal, are hardly
Falling into the tiger pit of prior consistent statements
Posted Saturday, September 9th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
About a decade ago I represented a pre-teen girl in a DSS abuse and neglect case in which she alleged her stepfather had sexually abused
The myth of the ironclad prenuptial agreement
Posted Tuesday, August 29th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Intolerable Cruelty, a lesser Coen Brothers movie, follows the courtship of an over-slick, high-powered divorce lawyer and a man-eating gold-digger, as they take turns getting
