If you like it, put a ring on it
Posted Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Within popular culture, the viewpoint on marriage is that it’s something women intensely desire and something men have to be dragged into reluctantly. In this
Should the law differentiate mutual combat from domestic abuse
Posted Tuesday, February 13th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, Protection from Domestic Abuse
I recently attended the South Carolina Bar’s annual guardian ad litem training. One of the presenters discussed “Domestic Violence and its Impact on Children.” Her
Posted Monday, February 12th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Appellate Procedure, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
As part of the February 7, 2018 Shearouse advance sheet, the Supreme Court asked the South Carolina General Assembly to approve a change to the
The time to start thinking about trial is when you start the case
Posted Thursday, February 8th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Prospective domestic relations clients often begin their search process by determining whether they want a “negotiator” or a “litigator.” If they hope to resolve the
Posted Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
I know family court judges who don’t have passports and am frankly shocked–until you experience foreign cultures it’s hard to truly understand that radically different
Possibly correct but poorly reasoned custody and relocation decision from the Court of Appeals
Posted Wednesday, January 24th, 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 January 24, 2018 Court of Appeals opinion in Burgess v. Arnold, 422 S.C. 122, 810 S.E.2d 255 (Ct. App. 2018), is possibly correct but, in at
Posted Wednesday, January 17th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Support, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
In the January 17, 2018, opinion in Scott v. Scott, 422 S.C. 154, 810 S.E.2d 439 (Ct. App. 2018), the Court of Appeals refused to apply
Supreme Court adds one sentence to the Conits opinion
Posted Wednesday, January 17th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
On January 17, 2018, the South Carolina Supreme Court issued a refiled opinion in the case of Conits v. Conits, 422 S.C. 74, 810 S.E.2d 253
2017 again features a dearth of published family court opinions
Posted Thursday, January 4th, 2018 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
Since I started this blog in 2009, I have begun the following year with a table listing the prior year’s published opinions and briefly discussing
Supreme Court makes it easier for foster parents to adopt
Posted Thursday, January 4th, 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 January 3, 2018 South Carolina Supreme Court opinion in SCDSS v. Boulware, 422 S.C. 1, 809 S.E.2d 223 (2018), makes it easier for foster parents to
