Verifying interrogatory answers
Posted Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
I prosecuted a motion to compel recently against an experienced attorney. One of the things I wanted his client compelled to do was verify the
Free Ethics CLE August 12, 2011
Posted Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Continuing Legal Education, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Charlie Tex Davis, staff attorney for the South Carolina Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC), is one of my favorite ethics speakers. He explains in clear
Can inability to remedy a child’s morbid obesity be considered child abuse or neglect?
Posted Sunday, June 26th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Department of Social Services/Child Abuse and Neglect, Jurisprudence, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public
Until recently I had been representing the family of a child whose morbid obesity led to repeated Department of Social Services interventions. His medical doctors
Didn’t she read the owner’s manual?
Posted Friday, June 24th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Went to another temporary hearing yesterday to “learn” from reading the opposing party-wife’s affidavit that my husband-client likes to “drink beer” and “visit adult websites.”
Indignance over representing indigent costs South Carolina attorney
Posted Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
The June 21, 2011 South Carolina Supreme Court opinion in Ex Parte Brown 393 S.C. 214, 711 S.E.2d 899 (2011), finally establishes “that the Takings Clause of
Posted Monday, June 20th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Child Support, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Jurisprudence, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, United States Supreme Court Decisions
The June 20, 2011 United States Supreme Court opinion in Turner v. Rogers, 131 S.Ct. 2507 (2011), will radically alter the way the South Carolina Family Court
Posted Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Humor?, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
It seems like every few months another Congressman gets embarrassed for twittering a sexually explicit photo to some woman he’s not married to. E.g., Representative Anthony D.
Materials for June 3, 2011 Handling Your First…. CLE
Posted Monday, June 6th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Continuing Legal Education, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Anyone interested in obtaining an Adobe version of the materials from the June 3, 2011 Continuing Legal Education presentation on Handling Your First.... is welcome
How stringent is the definition of monogamy?
Posted Sunday, June 5th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
I went with my wife, Karen, to see Ted and Melanie at Theatre 99 for Piccolo Fringe on Friday night. Noticing a number of women alone or
Posted Saturday, June 4th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
My oldest daughter graduated from high school earlier this week. The original plan was to buy her a multi-gear bicycle for use at the college
