Script for the beginning of each deposition
Posted Thursday, November 7th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
There’s a routine set of questions I ask at the beginning of every deposition. I suspect that script would be useful for new attorneys and
The Fantastic Mr. Fox and the allure of risk-taking masculinity
Posted Friday, October 18th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Practice family law with any degree of passion and intellectual curiosity and you will naturally turn into an amateur marriage counselor and sociologist. One cannot
What can and can’t be fixed by a family court appeal
Posted Thursday, October 17th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Folks sometimes consult with me shortly before their case is going to trial to obtain a second opinion. Typically they are either unhappy with the
Don Jon’s refreshingly mature take on male sexuality
Posted Thursday, October 10th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
SPOILER ALERTS Don Jon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s directorial debut, has been getting solid reviews for its portrayal of the maturation of a twenty-something, working-class Jersey guy.
How not to bung-up a responsive pleading
Posted Friday, September 13th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
I often see responsive pleadings that hurt the other side’s case. Frequently the response will include extraneous information. This information is like free discovery–learning about
Demanding UCCJEA submissions before filing motions to dismiss child custody cases
Posted Thursday, August 29th, 2013 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
Multi-state child custody actions often get filed where it is unclear if, and how, the state where the action is filed has subject matter jurisdiction
Two unusual, and quite useful, family law supplemental interrogatories
Posted Friday, August 16th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Though South Carolina family law attorneys are limited to fifty supplemental interrogatories, the boilerplate supplemental interrogatories I encounter are often ill designed to capture useful
Contempt sanction notice in family court orders
Posted Wednesday, August 7th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
I actually have a form file, contempt sanction notice, that contains language I infrequently include at the bottom of proposed family court orders: Take notice
Changing family formation and the practice of family law
Posted Friday, August 2nd, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
The past twenty years have seen rapid demographic changes in family court clientele. I am seeing fewer divorces among the professional/managerial classes and seeing more
Posted Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Adoption/Termination of Parental Rights, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Appellate Decisions
Many family law attorneys I know have mixed feelings about the outcome of Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl. State and federal laws make it more
