South Carolina Supreme Court promulgates new rule for appointing mediators in family court
Posted Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
An August 27, 2014 South Carolina Supreme Court order requires dismissal of family court actions if they are not resolved or set for trial within
Updated checklist of questions whose answers can derail a custody or visitation case
Posted Monday, April 27th, 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, Visitation
Last August I posted a word document containing a checklist of questions that can derail a custody or visitation case. Being informed recently by a colleague
Every Social Security Statement tells a story
Posted Saturday, April 25th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
The Social Security Statement, mailed annually or available for order online at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/forms/ssa-7050.pdf, is often the most valuable piece of financial information for alimony and
Dividing visitation transportation responsibility
Posted Friday, April 24th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Visitation
One phone call family law attorneys dread (at least those attorneys who provide clients their cell phone number) is the Friday or Sunday evening call
What aspects of family law require personal jurisdiction over the Defendant?
Posted Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisdiction, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Two areas of family law do not require personal jurisdiction over the Defendant but only require in rem jurisdiction. Those areas are divorce [S.C. Code
Using the court’s contempt powers to stop visitation interference
Posted Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Visitation
There are some custodial parents who are unreasonably resistant to the other parent’s relationship with their child(ren). Often such parents will manipulate and maneuver to
Why it’s a bad idea to leave both spouses on a mortgage after the divorce
Posted Tuesday, April 21st, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Until about a decade ago almost everyone had equity in their home. When home-owning spouses wanted to end their marriage they would either sell their
Charleston’s daily paper wins Pulitzer Prize for series on domestic violence
Posted Monday, April 20th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
On April 20, 2015, the Charleston Post and Courier won the 2015 gold medal for public service, the most prestigious of the Pulitzer Prize awards
How does retirement affect alimony?
Posted Friday, April 17th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Legislation, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
In 2012 South Carolina amended the alimony modification statute, S.C. Code § 20-3-170(B), to include specific factors for the family court to consider on whether
Posted Thursday, April 16th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Audience:, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
I am beginning to pity the South Carolina Court of Appeals. For the third time in less than two months the South Carolina Supreme Court
