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 Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
As someone who has previously noted my admiration for Tiger Woods, I cannot help but be saddened by his recent “troubles.” What I hear from
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
Posted Friday, November 13th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Department of Social Services/Child Abuse and Neglect, Guardians Ad Litem, Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
I have mediated a couple of DSS child abuse and neglect cases recently in which the treatment plan was resolved (that is, everyone agreed what the
Posted Thursday, October 29th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
80° sunny day in Charleston and my morning calendar fell apart...so I decided to do lunch at my second grader’s school. After lunch I organized
Posted Sunday, October 18th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Rather than purchase a “starter home” (which I define as a modest first home one seeks to trade-up for as soon as one has moved
Mentoring newly licensed attorneys
Posted Saturday, October 17th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Miscellaneous, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
In December 2008, the South Carolina Supreme Court reestablished a second pilot mentoring program, in which all qualifying lawyers admitted to the Bar between March 1,
Posted Saturday, October 17th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Department of Social Services/Child Abuse and Neglect, Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
The Chief Administrative Judge for the Charleston County Family Court, F.P. Segars-Andrews, has instituted mandatory mediation for all DSS abuse and neglect cases. Volunteers, such
Religious hypocrisy is not “family values” hypocrisy
Posted Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Though I am not very religiously observant I find it disturbing that our culture considers religious men (or women) who act less than virtuous to