Court of Appeals refuses to answer $64,000 question regarding husband’s income
Posted Monday, December 27th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Child Support, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions
The December 22, 2010 Court of Appeals opinion in Sanderson v. Sanderson, 391 S.C. 249, 705 S.E.2d 65 (Ct. App. 2010), reversed the family court in its decision to
Posted Saturday, December 11th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Rules of Professional (Lawyer) Conduct, South Carolina Specific
It’s pretty hard to be a litigator in South Carolina without also being a notary. There’s affidavits and other documents that are required to be
Posted Friday, December 10th, 2010 by Barry Knobel
Filed under Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
From Guest Blogger, the Honorable Barry W. Knobel 1. If your clients or you have any questions regarding the mediator’s fees and the mediator’s billing/invoicing practices,
What planet do these judges live on?
Posted Friday, December 10th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Law and Culture, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
Recently, while working on a blog on grandparent visitation and doing research for an upcoming lecture on the concept of “psychological parent,” I had the
What is the burden of proof for adultery divorce in South Carolina?
Posted Thursday, December 9th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Has anyone else noticed that our South Carolina appellate courts have made a hash out of the burden of proof necessary to obtain a divorce
The unintended and ironic consequences of South Carolina’s new grandparent visitation statute
Posted Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific, Visitation
On June 9, 2014, this statute was changed, making it easier for grandparents to pursue court ordered visitation. I was never a big proponent of
Doesn’t a family court motion for temporary relief need to state the grounds therefor?
Posted Sunday, December 5th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Rule 21 of the South Carolina Rules of Family Court creates specialized rules for Family Court motions for temporary relief. For example, such motions may
A “shot across the bow”: issuing discovery as a method of encouraging settlement
Posted Sunday, December 5th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Quite often in my family law cases I will issue written discovery along with a settlement proposal. This is a strategy I see few other
Posted Sunday, December 5th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
In part one of this blog I explained how an opposing party’s failure to call certain witnesses at trial could be considered as negatively impacting
Posted Sunday, December 5th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Friday I presented my lecture for the annual Family Court Bench Bar on How to Draft a Family Court Final Order that will get Sustained
