The child custody interrogatory that often reveals more than it should
Posted Wednesday, August 10th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
It’s typically hard to get useful information from child custody interrogatories. One question that often reveals more than it should is “Is there anything about
Does looking at online pornography make you an unfit parent?
Posted Thursday, June 30th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
Does looking at online pornography make you an unfit parent? At least one local family court judge seems to think so. I had a motion
Posted Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
Reed v. Pieper, 393 S.C. 424, 713 S.E.2d 309 (Ct. App. 2011), is the second of two June 1, 2011 Court of Appeals opinions to demonstrate
Posted Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The June 1, 2011 Court of Appeals opinion in Wilson v. McDonald, 393 S.C. 419, 713 S.E.2d 306 (Ct. App. 2011), is the first demonstration of
Posted Saturday, May 28th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
A common restraint in South Carolina family court orders involving custody or visitation with minor children is a restraint against “exposing the children to members
Timing the temporary hearing in your custody modification case
Posted Thursday, May 26th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Many family court attorneys reflexively seek a temporary change of custody when filing a lawsuit to change custody. However, when seeking to change custody on
In 3-2 decision, Supreme Court takes narrow view of unwed father’s parental rights
Posted Thursday, May 5th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Adoption/Termination of Parental Rights, Child Custody, Jurisprudence, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Appellate Decisions
The creation of parental rights and responsibilities for unwed fathers are hardly reciprocal. The state, the mother, or the child’s guardian can come after an
After Webb v. Sowell is any post eighteenth birthday child support constitutional?
Posted Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
In 2010, the South Carolina Supreme Court decision in Webb v. Sowell, 387 S.C. 328, 692 S.E.2d 543 (2010) found that South Carolina’s interpretation of
Posted Thursday, April 28th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
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
Mexican standoff: South Carolina Family Court version
Posted Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Divorce and Marriage, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
My client, the wife, was caught in flagrant adultery. Husband filed for divorce and filed a motion for temporary relief seeking custody of the children
