Was it a mistake to prevent immediate appellate review of temporary family court orders?
Posted Thursday, March 11th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Child Custody, Child Support, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
It is extremely difficult to get family court temporary orders modified merely upon a claim that the order issued was unfair, based upon inaccurate information,
Posted Thursday, February 18th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Law and Culture, Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Interesting op-ed piece by Ruth Bettelheim, a marriage and family therapist, in today’s New York Times criticizing the way child custody cases are handled forty years after
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
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
Getting the Child Heard lecture
Posted Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Continuing Legal Education, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
My materials for a February 9, 2010 National Business Institute lecture on Advance Family Law are available here: Getting the Child Heard
Calvin Morris: An Appreciation
Posted Friday, January 22nd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Miscellaneous, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Today [January 22, 2010] I attended the funeral of Calvin Morris. Calvin would be on the short list of favorite clients. I first met Calvin
My expectations for the guardian ad litem
Posted Thursday, December 17th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Guardians Ad Litem, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Recently I fussed at a guardian of whom I am quite fond. It’s never comfortable to fuss at folks one likes but I come 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 Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 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 few months ago I blogged on the concept that a child’s minority only lasts for 216 months and that the number of months of
