Posted Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
Reed v. Pieper, 393 S.C. 424, 713 S.E.2d 309 (Ct. App. 2011), is the second of two June 1, 2011 Court of Appeals opinions to demonstrate
Posted Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The June 1, 2011 Court of Appeals opinion in Wilson v. McDonald, 393 S.C. 419, 713 S.E.2d 306 (Ct. App. 2011), is the first demonstration of
Posted Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Jurisprudence, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
The May 30, 2011 New York Times reports a story about a husband, a partner at a powerful New York City law firm, attempting to
Posted Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Rules of Professional (Lawyer) Conduct, South Carolina Specific
Today [May 31, 2011] the Supreme Court publically reprimanded Magistrate James Oren Hughes for making an inappropriate comment to a law student attending a reception
Posted Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 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 May 31, 2011 South Carolina Supreme Court opinion in Miles v. Miles, 393 S.C. 111, 711 S.E.2d 880 (2011), remedies what many South Carolina family
Posted Saturday, May 28th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
A common restraint in South Carolina family court orders involving custody or visitation with minor children is a restraint against “exposing the children to members
Beaten by implicit credibility determinations
Posted Friday, May 27th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
My client, for completely explicable reasons, but much to my disappointment, has decided not to seek rehearing and eventual certiorari of the unpublished May 18,
Timing the temporary hearing in your custody modification case
Posted Thursday, May 26th, 2011 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
Many family court attorneys reflexively seek a temporary change of custody when filing a lawsuit to change custody. However, when seeking to change custody on
Not (merely?) unclothed: covered up
Posted Monday, May 23rd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
The unarrival of the rapture on May 21, 2011 got me thinking about how the rapture would actually appear if it ever takes place. We
Marriage is like a deck of cards…
Posted Saturday, May 21st, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Humor?, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Divorce lawyer humor courtesy of Stephen Slotchiver:
