Grandparent child support responsibility when their minor children have children
Posted Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
A legal argument I have often made (never successfully) and would love to eventually appeal is whether a parent’s legal obligation to support his or
South Carolina Appellate Courts continue to reward indefinite pleading
Posted Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
I applauded when the South Carolina Court of Appeals issued its 2008 opinion in Camp v. Camp, 378 S.C. 237, 662 S.E.2d 458 (Ct. App. 2008) dismissing
Should fathers of children born out-of-wedlock have rights and obligations towards those children?
Posted Thursday, February 11th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Adoption/Termination of Parental Rights, Child Custody, Child Support, Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public, Paternity
The goal of this blog is not to offend but merely to establish the following three points about the current system in which fathers of
Appellate decisions that reduce clarity
Posted Friday, December 11th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
One important feature of appellate decisions is that they generally clarify the law. This clarity leads to greater justice at lower expense as trial court
Posted Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Child Support, Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public, Paternity, Visitation
A lecture/article topic idea I have often considered but never been able to completely get a fixed idea on is the notion of “What’s a
Should a guardian ad litem have to “bless” every child custody agreement?
Posted Saturday, November 14th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Guardians Ad Litem, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
When parents seek approval of any agreement that resolves a dispute over a child’s custody, the family court judge looks to the guardian ad litem
More dang unpublished opinions
Posted Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
A few weeks ago, I complained about the South Carolina appellate courts issuing uncitable, unpublished opinions from cases that were not decided in a summary
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
Buying one’s way out of court appointments
Posted Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Under South Carolina Appellate Court Rule 608, most South Carolina attorneys are required to be on either the criminal or civil court appointment list, in
Family law’s massive sociological experiment(s)
Posted Sunday, September 27th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Last night, while driving to the birthday party of my friends’ son, I was speaking on the phone to one of my oldest and dearest
