We appear to have an answer on what constitutes a narcotic

April 30, 2011

A few months ago I blogged about the common misconception that South Carolina has a ground for divorce for drug abuse when it really has

Attorneys acting too clever in assisting clients to repudiate an agreement

April 30, 2011

Recently, and for only the second time in my career, an opposing party attempted to repudiate a family court agreement that he or she had

Thomas McDow’s annotated attorney’s oath

April 29, 2011

From guest blogger, Thomas F. McDow of the Law Office of Thomas F. McDow in Rock Hill, South Carolina Attorney’s Oath, Mandated by Rule 402(k), SCACR I do

Court of Appeals decision provides rare guidance on standards for appeal of family court temporary orders

April 29, 2011

The April 27, 2011 Court of Appeals decision in Grumbos v. Grumbos, 393 S.C. 33, 710 S.E.2d 76 (Ct.App. 2011), treads much familiar ground.  To wit:

A suggestion on how to define a “major” decision involving the child for purpose of triggering a duty to consult

April 28, 2011

I was in a mediation earlier this week in which my client was seeking a requirement that his children’s mother consult with him before making

My first paid co-mediation

April 28, 2011

My wife, Karen Anne Klickstein-Forman, and I both became certified family court mediators in 2009.  Since that time both of us have handled paid mediations

Obligated to be civil to the uncivil

April 25, 2011

The April 25, 2011 Supreme Court opinion, In the Matter of Anonymous Member of the South Carolina Bar, 392 S.C. 328, 709 S.E.2d 633 (2011), is

My first common-law marriage

April 16, 2011

Yesterday, for the first time in my 17+ years of practicing family law, I  helped validate a common-law marriage.  Unlike the typical common-law marriage litigated

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