“Get Married” contrasted with “You’ll Do”: two recent books about marriage
Posted Wednesday, July 24th, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
For both professional reasons [family law attorney for 30 years] and personal reasons [husband for 34 years], I find the sociology of marriage a fascinating
May 9th Q&A with Professor Marcia Zug about You’ll Do at Blue Bicycle Books
Posted Friday, May 3rd, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Divorce and Marriage, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
On May 9, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. I will be doing a Q&A with Marcia Zug, the Miles and Ann Loadholt Professor of Family Law
What Challengers gets right about modern marriage
Posted Friday, April 26th, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Book, Film or Music Reviews, Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Before I started law school, I was one of two film reviewers for what is now the Philadelphia Weekly. My wife’s and my first date[1]
Feature in International Business Times on Navigating Marital Challenges
Posted Friday, March 8th, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
A recent blog I wrote on consulting an individual counselor before consulting a divorce lawyer generated interest in the International Business Times, resulting in a
See an individual counselor before you see a divorce lawyer
Posted Friday, February 16th, 2024 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
As an attorney, I am a “counselor at law.” Some unhappily married folks who sit across my desk, contemplating and discussing the end of their
Take the irreplaceables with you when you leave your spouse
Posted Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants
South Carolina does not allow actions for separate maintenance until spouses actually separate. Thus, when an unhappy spouse who lacks fault grounds for divorce has
Court of Appeals reverses finding of common-law marriage
Posted Thursday, April 20th, 2023 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
In the April 19, 2023, opinion in Sullivan-Carter v. Carter, 439 S.C. 406, 887 S.E.2d 146 (Ct.App. 2023), the Court of Appeals reversed a finding
Posted Friday, October 14th, 2022 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Porch, liking a blog I did on the occasion of my thirtieth wedding anniversary in 2019, invited me to contribute to a series, Newlyweds and
Court of Appeals reverses finding of common law marriage
Posted Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The August 24, 2022, Court of Appeals opinion in Powell v. Dolin, 437 S.C. 499, 879 S.E.2d 26 (Ct. App. 2022), demonstrates the impact Stone
Honoring my parents’ lifelong marriage
Posted Friday, April 8th, 2022 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Today, April 8, 2022, my parents celebrate 60 years of marriage. None of their peer from my childhood made it to their 60th anniversary. They
