The Benefits of Co-Mediation in Family Court
Posted Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Continuing Legal Education, Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Karen Klickstein-Forman and I spoke today for the Mediation and Meeting Center of Charleston on The Benefits of Co-Mediation in Family Court. Karen drafted the
Posted Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Audience:, Divorce and Marriage, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
On October 1, 2014, and for a second time, the South Carolina Court of Appeals has issued a revised published opinion in the case of
Posted Monday, September 29th, 2014 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
Eight weeks after the Court of Appeals affirmed a family court finding that South Carolina’s adoption statute required strict compliance with statutory consent requirements in
Shameless plug for Co-Mediation CLE
Posted Monday, September 22nd, 2014 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Continuing Legal Education, Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
My better half, Karen Klickstein-Forman, and I will be presenting on The Benefits of Co-Mediation for Family Court as part of the Mediation and Meeting
Remedies for the evasive deposition witness
Posted Thursday, September 18th, 2014 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Few areas of litigation practice are more frustrating than deposing an evasive, hostile or obnoxious witness. In the courtroom setting, a witness who acts these
Court of Appeals highly critical of Charleston County’s Abuse and Neglect proceedings’ procedures
Posted Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 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 September 3, 2014 Court of Appeals decision in SCDSS v. Hogan, 410 S.C. 120, 763 S.E.2d 219 (Ct. App. 2014), is highly critical of the method
Checklist of questions whose answers can derail a custody or visitation case
Posted Friday, August 29th, 2014 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Visitation
I tried a custody case last month in which I learned a few weeks prior to trial that my client was using marijuana approximately once
Supreme Court changes Family Court 365 day benchmark administrative order
Posted Thursday, August 28th, 2014 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
On August 27, 2014 the South Carolina Supreme Court issued an administrative order superseding the May 9, 2006 order that set the 365 day benchmark
Can judges stop attorneys from communicating their rulings to litigants?
Posted Thursday, August 28th, 2014 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
I occasionally see or hear of family court judges issuing instructions for orders but asking attorneys not to reveal their ruling to their clients until
Courtesy copying clients on emails
Posted Tuesday, August 26th, 2014 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
Fellow attorneys often ask me why I courtesy copy my clients on almost all emails. Evidently it is not a uniform practice. However there are
