Discovery in family court: shotgun or rifle approach?
Posted Saturday, January 15th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Many of these blogs are inspired by young attorneys I am informally mentoring. This one was inspired by a query as to the sort of
Guardian ad litem training: past, present and future
Posted Friday, January 14th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Miscellaneous, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
On January 28, 2011, I will be moderating and speaking at the South Carolina Bar’s annual guardian ad litem training. This will be the third
Posted Sunday, January 9th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Yesterday, I blogged on how mediators (and guardians) might collect fees for the time they spend as an attorney collecting the fees they earn as
Law school is not a losing game
Posted Sunday, January 9th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
A lengthy article in today’s New York Times asks “Is Law School a Losing Game?” That story chronicles the problems new law school graduates are
Collecting fees as the mediator or guardian
Posted Saturday, January 8th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
For attorneys who also act as mediators or guardians ad litem, many family court judges’ interpretation of Calhoun v. Calhoun, 331 S.C. 157, 164-65, 501
Divorcing child custody from child support
Posted Friday, January 7th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Audience:, Child Custody, Child Support, Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
A colleague of mine, Casie N. Suddeth, posted on facebook about an Ontario Canada divorce case in which the judge became so frustrated with the
Girl Talk coming to Gaillard Auditorium
Posted Thursday, January 6th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
While the earliest hip-hop was created by inner-city African Americans “rapping”over instrumental sections of LPs [remember them?] or cassette tapes, during the 1980's use of
Posted Sunday, January 2nd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Continuing Legal Education, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Marital Litigation in South Carolina, Substantive Law, 4th Edition by Professor Emeritus Roy T. Stuckey has finally been released. It can be purchased here. I
Specificity versus flexibility in custody agreements
Posted Sunday, January 2nd, 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
Sometimes the more things you allow folks who don’t get along to argue about, the more arguments you are going to create. There is always
Common misconceptions about multi-state custody jurisdiction
Posted Sunday, January 2nd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisdiction, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
At least a few times each month I receive a phone call or email from someone involved in a multi-state child custody case. Since I
