Why won’t South Carolina end common-law marriage?
Posted Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
On July 24, 2019, the South Carolina Supreme Court finally (and only prospectively) abolished common-law marriage in South Carolina. See South Carolina Supreme Court finally
Posted Friday, September 25th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Child Custody, Divorce and Marriage, Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
Any bride-to-be who expects that her intended will be satisfied with once-a-week vanilla sex is either too young or naive to get married. We men
Posted Thursday, August 27th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Divorce and Marriage, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
South Carolina is not a community property state (in community property states all marital property is divided equally). However, in practice, with long-term marriages the
Posted Monday, August 24th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
I received a call from a prospective client recently. While every situation has its unique aspects, the details were depressingly familiar. Married after a short
Criminal and family law issues in Governor Sanford’s adultery
Posted Thursday, June 25th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
South Carolina remains among the minority of states to criminalize adultery. S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-60. Adultery also remains a ground for divorce. S.C. Code
Posted Saturday, June 13th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Last week the New York Times ran a blog titled When Sex Leaves the Marriage. Practice family law for over fifteen years and you’ll witness
Posted Monday, May 11th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
I spent the dying years of the “second wave feminism” movement living, through a dorm exchange, at Bryn Mawr College, one of the “Seven Sisters”
Are the new South Carolina pro se divorce forms a good idea?
Posted Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
On March 17, 2009 the South Carolina Supreme Court approved and adopted forms for unrepresented spouses to obtain divorces without the use of attorneys. Most
