Andrew Michael Myers is one husband who definitely needed a prenup
Posted Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Attorney's Fees, Divorce and Marriage, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Appellate Decisions
In the history of South Carolina husbands who wish they had a prenup, I bet there are few with more justification for this feeling than
Posted Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Support, Jurisprudence, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Appellate Decisions
An aphorism first year law students are told is “bad facts make bad law.” The January 19, 2011 Court of Appeals opinion in SCDSS v.
Very happy wife; Very unhappy girlfriend
Posted Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
I wonder how Pamela Buck feels about her boyfriend now that they jointly owe his ex-wife $262,000. That was the holding in the January 19,
Provision for adjustment of child support using a “Shared Parenting Formula” [Schedule C]
Posted Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 by Barry Knobel
Filed under Child Support, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
From Guest Blogger, the Honorable Barry W. Knobel I've been involved in a number of mediations in which we were working to settle a child support
Discovery in family court: shotgun or rifle approach?
Posted Saturday, January 15th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Many of these blogs are inspired by young attorneys I am informally mentoring. This one was inspired by a query as to the sort of
Guardian ad litem training: past, present and future
Posted Friday, January 14th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Miscellaneous, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
On January 28, 2011, I will be moderating and speaking at the South Carolina Bar’s annual guardian ad litem training. This will be the third
Posted Sunday, January 9th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Yesterday, I blogged on how mediators (and guardians) might collect fees for the time they spend as an attorney collecting the fees they earn as
Collecting fees as the mediator or guardian
Posted Saturday, January 8th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
For attorneys who also act as mediators or guardians ad litem, many family court judges’ interpretation of Calhoun v. Calhoun, 331 S.C. 157, 164-65, 501
Posted Sunday, January 2nd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Continuing Legal Education, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Marital Litigation in South Carolina, Substantive Law, 4th Edition by Professor Emeritus Roy T. Stuckey has finally been released. It can be purchased here. I
Specificity versus flexibility in custody agreements
Posted Sunday, January 2nd, 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
Sometimes the more things you allow folks who don’t get along to argue about, the more arguments you are going to create. There is always
