How to deal with the witness who, on cross-examination, loses the ability to answer questions
Posted Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
One of the things I am enjoying about mentoring newly-licensed attorneys is the opportunity to share little tips on how to deal with common litigation
Emergency hearings versus expedited hearings
Posted Friday, October 23rd, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Unlike a number of my family law brethren, I seek few emergency hearings; unlike almost all of my family law brethren, I seek many expedited
Posted Sunday, October 18th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Miscellaneous, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Just this month, one of my local family law colleagues was placed on interim suspension by the South Carolina Supreme Court. Not only did this
Posted Sunday, October 18th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Rather than purchase a “starter home” (which I define as a modest first home one seeks to trade-up for as soon as one has moved
Mentoring newly licensed attorneys
Posted Saturday, October 17th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Miscellaneous, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
In December 2008, the South Carolina Supreme Court reestablished a second pilot mentoring program, in which all qualifying lawyers admitted to the Bar between March 1,
Posted Saturday, October 17th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Department of Social Services/Child Abuse and Neglect, Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
The Chief Administrative Judge for the Charleston County Family Court, F.P. Segars-Andrews, has instituted mandatory mediation for all DSS abuse and neglect cases. Volunteers, such
Religious hypocrisy is not “family values” hypocrisy
Posted Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Though I am not very religiously observant I find it disturbing that our culture considers religious men (or women) who act less than virtuous to
More dang unpublished opinions
Posted Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
A few weeks ago, I complained about the South Carolina appellate courts issuing uncitable, unpublished opinions from cases that were not decided in a summary
Why won’t South Carolina end common-law marriage?
Posted Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
On July 24, 2019, the South Carolina Supreme Court finally (and only prospectively) abolished common-law marriage in South Carolina. See South Carolina Supreme Court finally
Buying one’s way out of court appointments
Posted Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Under South Carolina Appellate Court Rule 608, most South Carolina attorneys are required to be on either the criminal or civil court appointment list, in
