Below are links to both published and unpublished appeals that Mr. Forman has handled, along with brief descriptions of the issues in the appeal and an explanation of the appellate court’s reasoning. The list is chronological, newest to oldest. When the decisions are available on the internet, the case is linked to that online opinion. Some appeals (mostly unpublished decisions prior to 2004) are not available online and hard copies of these decision are reviewable as PDF files.
These links include all appeals handled by Mr. Forman–including outright losses and one appeal in which Mr. Forman was not the primary counsel–that resulted in a ruling other than a “summary” decision (a summary decision is one that does not explain its reasoning other than to cite previous case law or statutes to explain each issue on appeal).
Developing good witnesses for visitation cases
A common problem in trying to get fathers[i] of young children more visitation is that often few folks other than family members (who
Court of Appeals affirms Mother can be held in contempt for publishing book critical of Father
The March 5, 2025, Court of Appeals opinion in Clark v. Clark, 446 S.C. 909, 17 S.E.2d 917 (Ct. App. 2025), affirms the
The wrong times to be starting marital or custody litigation
One of my earliest blogs addressed the idea that the family court only has jurisdiction over a child’s custody for a period of
