Posted Tuesday, March 14th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
I was 9,930 days old when I married Karen Anne Klickstein on December 30, 1989. As of March 8, 2017, I had been married 9,930 days–half
Posted Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Adoption/Termination of Parental Rights, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
N.B. On May 9, 2018 the Supreme Court reversed this decision. See: Supreme Court reinstates termination of father’s parental rights and authorizes foster parent adoption On
Representing witnesses of current family court clients
Posted Sunday, March 5th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Rules of Professional (Lawyer) Conduct
A few times every year a witness in a current family court case will ask me to represent him or her in a family court
Best practices in responding to requests for production
Posted Friday, February 17th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
I spend a lot of time struggling to get opposing attorneys to fully respond to requests for production. Often it’s hard to tell if the
Does the De Facto Custodian statue limit or implicitly overrule Moore v. Moore?
Posted Friday, February 3rd, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Comments from attorneys and litigants who’ve made this argument are most welcome Moore v. Moore, 300 S.C. 75, 386 S.E.2d 456, 458 (1989) is the
Posted Friday, January 20th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
When South Carolina codified child custody factors in June 2012 as S.C. Code § 63-15-220, I noted,“I do not see any reason why this statute
Little reason to attack the guardian at trial
Posted Sunday, January 15th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Guardians Ad Litem, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Working on materials for an upcoming lecture on attorney/guardian interactions, I realized that it had been years since I last felt compelled to “attack” the
What the guardian should expect from the attorneys/What attorneys should expect from the guardian
Posted Thursday, January 12th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Continuing Legal Education, Guardians Ad Litem, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
The following are materials for an upcoming Charleston County guardian ad litem luncheon. I am posting them as a blog so that folks can comment.
Let’s Make Better Mistakes Tomorrow
Posted Friday, January 6th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants
Recently, walking past an apartment in Amsterdam, I observed the following postcard-sized calling card for a “life coach” and broke out laughing: Attorneys, especially family law
Is empathy really useful for a family law attorney?
Posted Thursday, January 5th, 2017 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 recent New York Times ROOM for DEBATE discussed Does Empathy Guide or Hinder Moral Action? The anti-empathy debater defined it as “the capacity to
