He got what he wanted but lost what he had
Posted Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Little Richard threatened to title his yet-unwritten autobiography, “He got what he wanted but lost what he had,” after his 1962 single of the same
Hit the crack pipe, not the bong?
Posted Thursday, February 17th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
At a family law lecture yesterday, I came to the realization that most South Carolina family law attorneys believe there is a ground for divorce
Posted Sunday, February 13th, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
I had the pleasure yesterday of attending the wedding of one of my legal colleagues, Allen Mastantuno, and his new bride, Blair O’Briant. I’ve gotten
Andrew Michael Myers is one husband who definitely needed a prenup
Posted Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Attorney's Fees, Divorce and Marriage, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Appellate Decisions
In the history of South Carolina husbands who wish they had a prenup, I bet there are few with more justification for this feeling than
Posted Thursday, October 7th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
I tell my divorce clients that I cannot make them happy; I can only get them to a place in which they can pursue happiness.
Posted Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 by Barry Knobel
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Materials prepared by Barry W. Knobel of Knobel Mediation Services, LLC for South Carolina Bar Hot Tips From the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners, October 1, 2010
Maybe we’re stretching the definition of adultery a bit too far?
Posted Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
I married a few years before I moved to South Carolina or began practicing family law. When I married I thought I had a workable
Posted Thursday, September 16th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
South Carolina law allows spouses to obtain a divorce when they “have lived separate and apart without cohabitation for a period of one year.” S.C.
What’s “conditional” about the conditional forgiveness in condonation?
Posted Thursday, September 9th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
“Condonation” is one of the few family law doctrines that appeals to the better angels of our nature. Allowing one spouse to conditionally forgive the
Court of Appeals affirms biased eyewitness testimony insufficient to prove adultery
Posted Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Divorce and Marriage, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The July 24, 2010 Court of Appeals opinion in Kennedy v. Kennedy, 389 S.C. 494, 699 S.E.2d 184 (Ct. App. 2010) provides some guidance on proof of adultery,
