Betting on an estranged spouse’s untimely demise

Posted Saturday, November 26th, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Law and Culture, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys

In the first twenty years of my practice it was rare that a party died in the middle of divorce litigation or within a few

The more things change…. (ode to the Fish House Punch)

Posted Wednesday, October 5th, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

1732 Philadelphia: A gentlemen’s boating club on the Schuylkill River is planning its annual Christmas party. For the first time in its history ladies will

Red lines and teenagers

Posted Sunday, April 24th, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public

Non-custodial parents of teenagers often complain when the custodial parent doesn’t stop their child from engaging in typical risky teen behavior. One hears stories of

In defense of the concept of romantic comedies

Posted Wednesday, February 10th, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. Jane Austin,

A little more perfect union

Posted Saturday, June 27th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

It seems fitting that I was at the TD Arena with my family awaiting President Obama’s eulogy for Clementa Pinckney when the United States Supreme

Common law marriage is still marriage

Posted Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific

I am amazed at the number of folks contacting my office who have inadvertently gotten themselves married via common law marriage. I am also amazed

Class sensitivity and toilet training

Posted Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys

Before I started practicing family law I never really understood why some folks pushed toilet training on their toddlers. While no one enjoys changing diapers,

Charleston’s daily paper wins Pulitzer Prize for series on domestic violence

Posted Monday, April 20th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

On April 20, 2015, the Charleston Post and Courier won the 2015 gold medal for public service, the most prestigious of the Pulitzer Prize awards

Can someone be too demented to consent to sex with a spouse?

Posted Wednesday, April 15th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

There’s an interesting, and quite disturbing, article in the April 14, 2015 New York Times regarding the upcoming trial of Henry Rayhons, a now-former Iowa

Why do mothers (more typically) get custody?

Posted Friday, April 10th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public

A college student, interested in a career in family law, interviewed me earlier this week for a school project. Mostly he asked questions related to

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