Below are links to both published and unpublished appeals that Mr.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. 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 Some appeals (mostly unpublished decisions prior to 2004) are not available online and hard copies of these decision are reviewable as PDF files.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).
The Folly of Fighting Child Protective Services after a Merits Finding
Early in my career, when family court attorneys were still being court appointed to represent indigent parents in abuse and neglect proceedings, I
A July 1, 2020, Court of Appeals opinion in Swicegood v. Thomson determined that South Carolina code prohibited homosexual couples from forming the
College related child care is not work-related child care for the purpose of setting child support
There are a number of South Carolina family court opinions that are of narrow relevance but of significant importance when relevant. Such cases
