Less adultery = more divorce?

Posted Saturday, January 30th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

While many in our culture believe contemporary folks wallow in sin, merely from the fact that women in our culture expect greater respect than they

Rules of engagement

Posted Friday, January 22nd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

Sometimes I think I have potential as a marriage counselor if and when I hang up my law license.  Sixteen years of practicing family law

Financial Decisions to Make as You Divorce

Posted Saturday, November 14th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants

Article in yesterday’s New York Times.   Should be required reading/checklist for divorce clients:  Financial Decisions to Make as You Divorce

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

For Better or Worse?

Posted Friday, September 25th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Child Custody, Divorce and Marriage, Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific

Any bride-to-be who expects that her intended will be satisfied with once-a-week vanilla sex is either too young or naive to get married.  We men

Can the logic justifying property division and alimony in South Carolina be reconciled (or if x=y, why doesn’t -x=-y)?

Posted Thursday, August 27th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Divorce and Marriage, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific

South Carolina is not a community property state (in community property states all marital property is divided equally).  However, in practice, with long-term marriages the

The lessons we learn

Posted Monday, August 24th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

I received a call from a prospective client recently.  While every situation has its unique aspects, the details were depressingly familiar.  Married after a short

Criminal and family law issues in Governor Sanford’s adultery

Posted Thursday, June 25th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific

South Carolina remains among the minority of states to criminalize adultery.  S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-60.  Adultery also remains a ground for divorce.  S.C. Code

The sexless marriage

Posted Saturday, June 13th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

Last week the New York Times ran a blog titled When Sex Leaves the Marriage. Practice family law for over fifteen years and you’ll witness

Mother’s Day/Father’s Day

Posted Monday, May 11th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

I spent the dying years of the “second wave feminism” movement living, through a dorm exchange, at Bryn Mawr College, one of the “Seven Sisters”

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