Why do mothers (more typically) get custody?
Posted Friday, April 10th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
A college student, interested in a career in family law, interviewed me earlier this week for a school project. Mostly he asked questions related to
The family court judge reads what you write
Posted Friday, April 3rd, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants
It continually amazes me that folks fail to realize that the family court judge may ultimately read anything they commit to writing and hit send.
Visitation schedules for firefighters (or anyone who works 24-hours on/48-hours off)
Posted Tuesday, March 24th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Visitation
One can always tell when an attorney has failed to really focus on his or her client when a parent who works a 24-hours on/48-hours
The drawback of preventing non-parties from attending mediations
Posted Monday, March 23rd, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
ADR Rule 5(d) states that “ADR [Alternative Dispute Resolution] conferences are private. Other persons may attend only with the permission of the parties, their attorneys
Discovery for defending domestic violence allegations in family court cases
Posted Thursday, March 19th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Allegations of domestic violence in family court cases are often akin to shock grenades: intend to knock the other party back and on the defensive.
How solo attorneys can work fewer hours, make more money, and have greater job satisfaction
Posted Friday, February 6th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Law Practice Management, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
When I talk to law students or young attorneys about law office management, I often show them the following formula as a method of getting
Odd skirmishes in the battle over credibility
Posted Sunday, February 1st, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Geography:, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
I recently completed a lengthy custody and divorce trial in which the judge asked both attorneys to draft proposed orders. This required us to consider
In praise of modest decision making in family court
Posted Sunday, February 1st, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
With a new family court judge for Charleston County due to be elected this week, the issue of the candidates’ attributes, and the bigger question
Do you want your attorney to be honest or to tell you want you want to hear?
Posted Friday, January 30th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
For the past few years I’ve been seeing an individual counselor who, despite being twenty years my junior, is much wiser than I. Recently we
Should one execute a formal agreement at the conclusion of mediation?
Posted Monday, January 26th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
A frequent debate among my family law colleagues is whether one should have one’s client execute a formal agreement before concluding mediation if one has
