I will be speaking at two upcoming Continuing Legal Education programs. On January 27, 2012 I will be moderating and speaking at the South Carolina Bar’s annual guardian ad litem training in Columbia (and via satellite at various locations throughout the state). My topic will be “Religion as a Child Custody Issue.” The other topics [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Guardian ad litem’
Shameless self-promotion
Posted Monday, January 16th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Continuing Legal Education, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
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Tags: Guardian ad litem, National Business Institute, South Carolina Bar
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Playing the jerk to encourage dispute resolution
Posted Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Guardians Ad Litem, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
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Sometimes a guardian ad litem can assist resolution of a custody dispute by doing things that initially make the parents unhappy. This won’t render the guardian popular but it will render the guardian effective. This approach helped me resolve a 2 ½ year custody dispute earlier this week. Immediately upon my appointment I did a [...]
Tags: Guardian ad litem, Litigation Strategy
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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
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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 consecutive year I’ve done this (the second year for the state bar) and I will be organizing and moderating the training for the South Carolina Bar for 2012–tentatively set for [...]
Tags: Continuing Legal Education, Guardian ad litem
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An unanticipated use for the guardian ad litem’s periodic billing statements
Posted Friday, October 8th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Guardians Ad Litem, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
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As part of the private guardian ad litem statute, “[t]he guardian ad litem must submit an itemized billing statement of hours, expenses, costs, and fees to the parties and their attorneys pursuant to a schedule as directed by the court.” S.C. § 63-3-850(C). In my experience, South Carolina family judges are requiring guardians to provide [...]
Tags: child cust, Guardian ad litem, Litigation Strategy
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The difference between a guardian investigating and a guardian recommending
Posted Monday, October 4th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Guardians Ad Litem, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
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A few weeks ago I was appointed guardian in a private case. An attorney for one of the parents, who had never worked with me before as a guardian, called to inquire about past cases in which I had been a guardian with her opposing counsel in this new case. She seemed most concerned with [...]
Tags: Child Custody, Guardian ad litem
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When to file a contested marital dissolution action before negotiating and when not to request a temporary hearing when filing a contested family court case
Posted Sunday, July 4th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Child Custody, Child Support, Equitable Division/Property Division, Family Court Procedure, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
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It is my experience that most family law attorneys in South Carolina reflexively file a motion for temporary relief when filing a contested family court action or fail to file a marital dissolution action when they hope to negotiate a separation agreement. Yet I know of two good reasons (there may be others) to file [...]
Tags: Alimony Modification, Child Custody Modification, Child Support Modification, Discovery, Equitable Division/Property Division, Family Court Procedure, Guardian ad litem, Litigation Strategy, Marital Litigation in South Carolina, Motions for Temporary Relief
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State of Abuse
Posted Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Department of Social Services/Child Abuse and Neglect, Law and Culture, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
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The first in a series on Child Protective Services in South Carolina was published in today’s Charleston Post & Courier: State of Abuse. This initial piece accurately describes what I see in family court abuse and neglect cases. Subsequent articles in the series can be found here: DSS not meeting requirements; here: The guardians; and here: Norton center [...]
Tags: Adam Parker, Charleston Post & Courier, Child Abuse and Neglect, Department of Social Services, Guardian ad litem
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My expectations for the guardian ad litem
Posted Thursday, December 17th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Guardians Ad Litem, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
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Recently I fussed at a guardian of whom I am quite fond. It’s never comfortable to fuss at folks one likes but I come from a culture where it’s considered better form to let others know one’s expectations than to remain silent and not allow others to meet these expectations or explain why they are [...]
Tags: Child Custody, Gregory Forman, Guardian ad litem, Litigation Strategy
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