Posted Monday, July 1st, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The June 26, 2013 Court of Appeals opinion in Simpson v. Simpson, 404 S.C. 563, 746 S.E.2d 54 (Ct. App. 2013), provides quite useful guidance as
United States Supreme Court on the left side of history in two rulings on gay marriage
Posted Thursday, June 27th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public, United States Supreme Court Decisions
To the surprise of no one who has been paying attention, the June 26, 2013 United States Supreme Court opinions in the cases of United
United States Supreme Court reverses on South Carolina Indian Adoption case
Posted Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Adoption/Termination of Parental Rights, Audience:, Child Support, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, United States Supreme Court Decisions
In a highly anticipated case that generated much local notoriety, and in which some of my friends and colleagues participated, the United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court issues order regarding procedure for approval of settlements after appeal
Posted Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Appellate Procedure, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Cases can settle at any time. While most cases settle before trial, nothing prevents litigants from negotiating after a case is appealed. I’ve had a
Posted Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
South Carolina is one of the few states with an explicit right to privacy within the state constitution. S.C. Const. art. I, §10. One of my
Supreme Court finds harmless error in denial of counsel for termination of parental rights
Posted Friday, May 10th, 2013 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
The May 8, 2013 Supreme Court opinion in Broom v. Jennifer, 403 S.C. 96, 742 S.E.2d 382 (2013), affirmed a termination of parental rights (TPR) despite the appellant
Supreme Court reconsiders equitable distribution of marital home
Posted Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
In a May 8, 2013 substituted opinion in Wilburn v. Wilburn, 403 S.C. 372, 743 S.E.2d 734 (2013), the South Carolina Supreme Court made minor modifications to
Court of Appeals reverses termination of parental rights as not in child’s best interests
Posted Friday, May 3rd, 2013 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
The May 3, 2013 Court of Appeals opinion in SCDSS v. Cameron N. F. L., 403 S.C. 323, 742 S.E.2d 697 (Ct.App 2013), (dig those initials) reversed the
No lesson learned two years after the spanking
Posted Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Family Court Procedure, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
Two years after the United States Supreme Court reversed the South Carolina Supreme Court in Turner v. Rodgers, 131 S.Ct. 2507 (2011), I see no
Posted Friday, April 26th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
I consider myself lucky to have seen P!nk for the second time last month in Charlotte, this time from the center of the VIP mosh
