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
What can be addressed in a reconciliation agreement?
Posted Monday, November 10th, 2025 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
I have long thought that reconciliation agreements (also called postnuptial agreements) were of questionable validity. In prenuptial agreements, unmarried parties intend to enter an agreement
Developing good witnesses for visitation cases
Posted Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Visitation
A common problem in trying to get fathers[i] of young children more visitation is that often few folks other than family members (who are naturally
Court of Appeals affirms Mother can be held in contempt for publishing book critical of Father
Posted Tuesday, August 12th, 2025 by Gregory Forman
Filed under 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 5, 2025, Court of Appeals opinion in Clark v. Clark, 446 S.C. 909, 17 S.E.2d 917 (Ct. App. 2025), affirms the family court’s
The wrong times to be starting marital or custody litigation
Posted Thursday, July 24th, 2025 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants
One of my earliest blogs addressed the idea that the family court only has jurisdiction over a child’s custody for a period of 216 months—from
Don’t ask your attorney to alter his or her preparation procedure
Posted Tuesday, May 6th, 2025 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants
Every trial lawyer with even a few years of practice develops set procedures to prepare for hearings and trial. In my case there are separate
In South Carolina family court, is all social media usage discoverable?
Posted Friday, April 11th, 2025 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Discovery, Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
In divorce or child custody cases, I personally don’t like issuing broad discovery requests for the opposing party’s social media usage. Until a few years
Once an attorney makes an appearance, that attorney can be served with the summons and complaint
Posted Monday, April 7th, 2025 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Miscellaneous, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
If I have knowledge that a family law matter has been filed against an existing client, I will often file my notice of appearance before
Supreme Court holds Husband’s successive but timely Rule 59(e) motion stayed Wife’s time to appeal
Posted Monday, March 31st, 2025 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Appellate Procedure, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The March 12, 2025, Supreme Court opinion in Swing v. Swing, 445 S.C. 340, 914 S.E.2d 158 (2025), reinstated an appeal that the Court of
