Posted Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
There’s a hilarious scene in the movie Bad Santa in which the head of mall security, Gin (played by Bernie Mac) has discovered that the
Strategically permitting objectionable leading questions
Posted Wednesday, November 11th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Leading questions are questions that suggest their own answer. Typically they are statements masquerading as questions, such as: “You and your spouse separated on March
Posted Friday, October 9th, 2015 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
Sadly, there are way too many custody in which both parents have “issues” that would lead their fitness to be questioned if the other parent
Posted Thursday, October 8th, 2015 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
The October 7, 2015 Supreme Court opinion in Moore v. Moore, 414 S.C. 490, 779 S.E.2d 533 (2015), is the first published South Carolina appellate opinion to distinguish
How soon can one get a divorce after filing?
Posted Monday, September 14th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
Folks who have filed for divorce often wonder why it takes so long for them to get divorced. S.C. Code § 20-3-80 sets “Required delays
There is no relief from judgment for intrinsic fraud (or do your due diligence)
Posted Sunday, September 13th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) list five different ways one can use a streamlined procedure to obtain relief from a judgment within one
The risk of sending South Carolina family law clients to counseling
Posted Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Many family law clients in the initial stage of custody or divorce litigation could benefit from counseling. Whether it is developing better coping methods for
Trial: Fun for me (for you maybe not so much)
Posted Saturday, September 5th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, South Carolina Specific
When I counsel clients that they should take a settlement offer I am often met with the response, “I want to go to trial.” Many
Negotiating alimony or equitable distribution without financial declarations
Posted Friday, September 4th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
How many times have I been seduced by an opposing attorney’s siren call to negotiate alimony or property division issues before that attorney’s client will
Court of Appeals says email notice is notice
Posted Thursday, August 27th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Appellate Procedure, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
In an order designed to terrify civil, domestic and appellate lawyers, the South Carolina Court of Appeals, in an August 26, 2015 order in the
