Supreme Court extends deadline to file post-trial motions
Posted Thursday, April 30th, 2026 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
On April 30, 2026, rule changes proposed by the South Carolina Supreme Court went into effect. These rule changes extend the deadline to file post-trial
Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face
Posted Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Discussing a braggadocios future opponent’s ideas on how to he was going to defeat the heretofore undefeated Mike Tyson, Tyson noted, “everybody has a plan
Posted Saturday, April 25th, 2026 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
I regularly hear from potential clients who want to seek or modify custody when they are happy with the actual status quo on custodial time.
A cross-examination question for every custody witness
Posted Friday, April 24th, 2026 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, Visitation
Continuing with the theme of my repeated violations of the Fourth Commandment of Irving Younger’s Ten Commandments of Cross Examination—“Don't ask a question to which
On cross examination, ask when it can’t hurt to ask
Posted Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public
When I attended law school (1988-91) there were few educational videos on the practice of law. The most famous one was Irving Youngers 1975 lecture,
Posted Thursday, April 9th, 2026 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific, Visitation
Most clients seeking to modify a prior visitation or custody final order want that order modified immediately. Most attorneys still reflexively file motions for temporary
Court of Appeals finds agreement to pay agreement to pay half of college expenses was not ambiguous
Posted Friday, March 20th, 2026 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The March 18, 2026, Court of Appeals opinion in Fennell v. Fennell, affirmed a family court order finding Father in contempt for not paying one-half
Don’t seek temporary attorney’s fees from supported spouses
Posted Friday, December 12th, 2025 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
I recently defended a motion for temporary relief where I needed co-counsel to handle some of the preparation. When he asked about the need to
It’s not easy to repudiate an executed South Carolina domestic relations agreement
Posted Friday, November 21st, 2025 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Multiple times every year—three times in the past week—I hear from a South Carolina family court litigant who wishes to repudiate an agreement that has
Posted Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
On October 1, 2025, South Carolina began implementing a new version of Rule 21, SCRFC, addressing the procedures for family court temporary hearings. As Chief
