The foolishness of agreeing to family court jurisdiction when issues are contested or subject to enforcement

Posted Thursday, June 17th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Child Custody, Child Support, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Jurisdiction, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys

In the first year of law school everyone takes Civil Procedure, where we learn about in rem jurisdiction, quasi in rem jurisdiction and in personam

Applying Family Court Rule 27 to line jump the docket on visitation enforcement

Posted Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Family Court Procedure, Jurisprudence, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific, Visitation

I met with a father earlier this week for a consult.  He mentioned that he had gone five months without seeing his teenage daughter and

Joint Custody: It’s how you ask

Posted Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 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

A lesson instilled as a child by my parents and teachers is that “it’s not just what you ask for; it’s how you ask for

How would Obamacare critics respond to this family?

Posted Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

I received a call from a woman yesterday wanting to know the process of turning over custody of her son to her parents.  Typically when

New Frequently Asked Questions

Posted Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific

The ability to easily add pages to my web site combined with the increasing understanding that many clients and potential clients ask me similar questions

United States Supreme Court applies Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction to Chilean custody order

Posted Monday, May 17th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, United States Supreme Court Decisions

In today’s 6-3 decision in the case of Abbott v. Abbott, 130 S.Ct. 1983 (2010) the United States Supreme Court decided that a non-custodial parent’s ne

Like surgery on suicides

Posted Sunday, May 16th, 2010 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

In representing parents who are unreasonably resistant to the other parent’s relationship with the child, I often feel like I am performing surgery on suicides,

New and revised Frequently Asked Questions on Custody

Posted Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific

New Frequently asked Question posted today: When Can a Non-Parent Obtain Custody from a Parent? Expanded the Frequently Asked Question: How is Child Custody Determined?

New Frequently Asked Question on Relocation

Posted Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific

It’s very basic but any attorney or parent seeking a simple explanation of South Carolina law on custodial parent relocation is directed to this new

What we got here is a failure to communicate

Posted Friday, March 26th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

A few months ago I tried an initial custody case involving an eight-year old child on behalf of the father against a pro se mother.

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