How to better survive cross examination
February 18, 2023
Too often witnesses, especially litigants, treat cross examination as a battle of wits with the attorney questioning them. This is a mistake. The easiest way
Many reasons to love Our Family Wizard
February 17, 2023
When I first started trying custody cases in 1994, there were no text messages or emails and the World Wide Web was in its infancy.
How a family court client can assist counsel during trial
February 14, 2023
This is part two of a two-part blog inspired/encouraged by a client whose custody case I tried this week. Whereas part-one focused on what the
Court of Appeals reverses family court’s modification of joint custody
February 14, 2023
The February 10, 2023, Court of Appeals opinion in Grungo-Smith v. Grungo, 438 S.C. 508, 884 S.E.2d 219 (Ct. App. 2023), reversed the family court’s
February 12, 2023
While I was in high school in the late-1970’s, my mother, Ruth Lindeck Forman, attended and obtained a Master of Arts Degree in Communicative Disorders
February 12, 2023
This is part one of a two-part blog inspired/encouraged by a client whose custody case I tried this week. Throughout the process she found trial
Praising the other parent in a custody trial
February 11, 2023
The past few years I begun a practice of having my custody clients develop a few solid minutes of testimony praising the other parent. Such
What is “standard visitation” in 2023?
February 3, 2023
When I first began practicing family law 30 years ago, “standard visitation” was pretty standard. A fit parent who was not the primary caretaker was
