A convoluted (legal) career path
Posted Sunday, November 20th, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Miscellaneous, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
November 18th marked the 23rd anniversary of my opening my solo practice. Over the past decade I’ve had the opportunity to formally and informally mentor
How to enforce an attorney fee award
Posted Thursday, November 17th, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
A few months ago my mentee observed me enforce my attorney fee award through a family court contempt proceeding. Expecting me to prove the contempt
Disciplinary opinion clarifies rules on records subpoenas in family court
Posted Wednesday, November 16th, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Rules of Professional (Lawyer) Conduct, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
#79 on my November 14, 2011 list of “One hundred things I don’t know about South Carolina family law,” reads, “Can one issue subpoenas duces
Posted Wednesday, November 16th, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
A few weeks ago one of my cases was mediated by a retired family court judge. It began with the her talking privately to me
Posted Thursday, November 3rd, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
I often suggest to newly licensed attorneys wanting to learn how to practice a particular area of law that they go to the courthouse and
Wife’s lack of corroborating evidence mostly dooms her appeal
Posted Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Divorce and Marriage, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
In the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story “Adventure of the Silver Blaze,” Sherlock Holmes deduces the identity of the thief, in part, by noting that
Where should one enforce a support order when the obligor resides elsewhere?
Posted Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Child Support, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
A common dilemna in family law is enforcing a support order when the obligor no longer resides in the issuing state. There are two reasonable
Is it really better to beg forgiveness than ask permission?
Posted Saturday, October 29th, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Early in my career one of my most trusted mentors would counsel me when I asked her about filing a motion or complaint in the
Should custody be dealt with in a separate order?
Posted Thursday, October 27th, 2016 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 recently completed a divorce case in which all issues other than child custody settled in the middle of trial. With the court’s permission, I
Once trial starts the attorney is the director and the litigant is merely an actor
Posted Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
I was recently preparing for a trial with a litigant who was filled with good ideas but wanted to be the medium to express all
