Posted Tuesday, August 4th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Support, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Recognizing that the title of this blog is provocative, I still rarely represent mothers seeking to establish child support and actively discourage most mothers from
Court of Appeals requires DSS to offer mother more treatment
Posted Monday, August 3rd, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Department of Social Services/Child Abuse and Neglect, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The August 3, 2015 Court of Appeals opinion in SCDSS v. Briggs 413 S.C. 377, 776 S.E.2d 115 (Ct. App. 2015), reverses a family court determination
Obtaining reimbursement of uncovered medical bills
Posted Monday, July 27th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Support, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
South Carolina’s child support guidelines include a provision for payment of unreimbursed medical expenses for the children. Per these guidelines: The guidelines are based on
A lot of work for $2.35 a month
Posted Saturday, July 25th, 2015 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
On July 22, 2015, three and a half years after the Court of Appeals remanded the family court’s increase in an Ex-Wife’s alimony to $1,547.65
A child custody reversal that should have been published (and remanded rather than reversed)
Posted Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
Child custody determinations are among the hardest family court matters to get reversed on appeal. Because custody decisions are based upon the weight the trial
Misvaluing small personal services businesses
Posted Sunday, July 19th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions
A recent unpublished opinion Court of Appeals opinion, Herring-Wilson v. Wilson, highlights a common fallacy in valuing small personal services businesses for purposes of equitable
How to avoid becoming (unwittingly) common-law married
Posted Thursday, July 16th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
I get frequent calls or emails inquiring how long one can live with a romantic companion before one is common-law married. Often these folks believe
Now there’s a third way to become married in South Carolina
Posted Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
I would like to thank Professor Roy T. Stuckey for making me aware of the February 18, 2015 Court of Appeals opinion in Thomas v.
This is what it takes for a man to get permanent alimony in South Carolina
Posted Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 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 South Carolina Courts website lists the roster of cases set for oral argument along with a brief description of the issues on appeal. Maybe
Hightailing it with the kid(s)
Posted Saturday, July 4th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
When I first began practicing family law in the early 1990's it was a lot easier for mothers (it was typically mothers) to get away
