Posted Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 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 March 6, 2013 Court of Appeals opinion in Barber v. Barber, 402 S.C. 96, 738 S.E.2d 845 (Ct. App. 2013), clarifies a narrow but frequently
The difficulty of bringing tort claims against the Department of Social Services
Posted Sunday, March 3rd, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Department of Social Services/Child Abuse and Neglect, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
On December 2, 2015, the South Carolina Supreme Court reversed this Court of Appeals decision in Bass v. SCDSS, 414 S.C. 558, 780 S.E.2d 252 (2015).
Using prior consistent statements to bolster credibility
Posted Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
A few years ago I was court appointed in a Department of Social Services abuse and neglect case as the lawyer for a twelve year
Seeking procedural relief before seeking substantive temporary relief
Posted Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 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
My colleagues frequently recount war stories in which their attempts to obtain substantive relief on a temporary basis early in the case failed while subsequent
Supreme Court alters equitable distribution award and reverses reservation of alimony
Posted Thursday, February 21st, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Attorney's Fees, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
N.B., on May 8, 2013, the South Carolina Supreme Court slightly modified its original opinion. For more information read Supreme Court reconsiders equitable distribution of marital
What becomes of a transmuted waterfront lot?
Posted Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under 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 my almost four years of blogging about every reported South Carolina appellate decision from family court and over fifteen years of handling family law
Considerations in reconciliation
Posted Monday, February 18th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Occasionally separated spouses in marital dissolution actions attempt to reconcile. Even though it’s bad for my business when they do so, I generally encourage reconciliation
Posted Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
Unbeknownst to me until last week, on December 2, 2012 the South Carolina Supreme Court denied certiorari in the case of Moeller v. Moeller, 394
Presiding over the decline in the legal profession
Posted Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public
Between my work as a volunteer attorney mentor, being asked by a Philippine attorney working on a book about legal career paths to describe mine,
Is habitual and flaunted jaywalking “conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice”
Posted Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, Rules of Professional (Lawyer) Conduct
Recently South Carolina’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) has taken action against attorneys for their activities outside the context of actual cases if these acts
