Court of Appeals finds standing for paternal grandparents to obtain custody when mother is unfit
Posted Friday, June 8th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
Given a culture that expects parents to be responsible for raising their children, the law has developed that fit parents should (with the limited exceptions
Posted Monday, June 4th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Per wikipedia, during the Roman republic, the river Rubicon marked the boundary between the Roman province of Cisalpine Gaul to the north-west and Italy proper
Sealing records when private custody cases reference past child protective services involvement
Posted Thursday, May 24th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
While the general principal is that court records are open to the public, information from child protective services cases are not. Thus conflicts develop between
Court of Appeals applies Moore factors and returns child to mother
Posted Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The May 23, 2018 Court of Appeals opinion in Urban v. Kerscher, 423 S.C. 615, 817 S.E.2d 130 (Ct. App. 2018), reverses a Family Court’s continuation of
Vacating court approved agreements
Posted Saturday, May 12th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, South Carolina Specific
Most family law attorneys will occasionally get contacted by an unhappy litigant who wishes to “appeal” his or her court approved agreement. The simple answer
Smith case reveals judges do more than simply call balls and strikes
Posted Friday, May 11th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
After I posted my blog on the May 9, 2018 South Carolina Supreme Court opinion in SCDSS v. Smith to Facebook, a number of
Posted Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Adoption/Termination of Parental Rights, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The May 9, 2018 Supreme Court opinion in SCDSS v. Smith, 423 S.C. 60, 814 S.E.2d 148 (2018), reverses a 2017 Court of Appeals opinion, terminates father’s
Unpublished Conits opinion reveals the dangers of lackadaisical litigating
Posted Monday, May 7th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
After three published opinions in Conits v. Conits, one a refiled Supreme Court opinion, on May 2, 2018 the Court of Appeals issued an unpublished
Posted Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The May 2, 2018 Court of Appeals opinion of Clark v. Clark, 423 S.C. 596, 815 S.E.2d 772 (Ct. App. 2018), is one of the rare
Three methods of reducing the impact of an unfavorable guardian ad litem report
Posted Friday, April 20th, 2018 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
The typical response of an unhappy litigant to an unfavorable guardian ad litem report is to accuse the guardian of bias. While in rare instances
