Best methods for equalizing physical custody
Posted Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017 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
There are some custody cases that will only settle if both parties get equal time with the child(ren). Thus a sizable subset of custody cases
Posted Friday, August 18th, 2017 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
Parents come to my office wanting to litigate custody. Often they are not sure what it means but they know they want it. Terms like
Posted Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, Paternity, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
Ever since DNA testing became sufficiently accurate to conclusively exclude paternity, there’s been a tension between the goals of establishing paternity with finality and with
Equal protection challenge to domestic abuse statute leaves law in chaos
Posted Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, Protection from Domestic Abuse, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
N.B., as anticipated below, the Supreme Court subsequently modified its decision and revived the application of the domestic abuse statute to unmarried cohabitants. See South Carolina
Getting bossy with custody clients
Posted Saturday, July 1st, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Child Custody, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
I have a saying that custody cases are the rare litigation in which it is acceptable for an attorney to change the facts. While the
The aggravation of equitably dividing household furnishings
Posted Saturday, June 24th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Early in my career I spent an afternoon with two estranged spouses and a friendly opposing counsel auctioning the parties’ household furnishings to the highest
Family Court Procedure 101 Materials
Posted Sunday, June 11th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Continuing Legal Education, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, South Carolina Specific
On June 10, 2017, Dana Adkins and I, on behalf of Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services, presented a seminar explaining family court procedure to pro se litigants.
In praise of opinionated lawyers
Posted Sunday, June 11th, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants
Folks who know me well–and even some who don’t–consider me the most opinionated person they know. I accept their judgment. Given something I’ve thought about,
Seminar on “How to Represent Yourself in Family Court”
Posted Thursday, June 1st, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Continuing Legal Education, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, South Carolina Specific
Please help me spread the word about this seminar, which Dana Adkins and I are presenting on behalf of Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services on Saturday
Who has the burden of proof on the willfulness element of contempt?
Posted Sunday, May 21st, 2017 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
A few days ago I prosecuted a contempt action. The proof for one of the allegations of contempt was very document intensive and mathematical–reimbursement for
