Shameless plug for upcoming family law CLE
Posted Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Continuing Legal Education, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
I am one of three presenters at a May 6, 2022 CLE on Why Family Court Attorneys should do Appeals. Highly recommended for any family
Honoring my parents’ lifelong marriage
Posted Friday, April 8th, 2022 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
Today, April 8, 2022, my parents celebrate 60 years of marriage. None of their peer from my childhood made it to their 60th anniversary. They
The vital distinction between dismissal with prejudice and dismissal without prejudice
Posted Saturday, April 2nd, 2022 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
In family court there is a vital distinction between dismissal with prejudice and dismissal without prejudice. “A dismissal of a case without prejudice means that
Why not have multiple final orders?
Posted Thursday, March 31st, 2022 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
When a case concludes, family law attorneys typically draft one final order addressing all issues in the case. It is certainly the easiest method of
Court of Appeals affirms award of stepmother custody and grandparent visitation
Posted Thursday, March 17th, 2022 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
In the March 16, 2022 opinion in Jacobs v. Zarcone, 436 S.C. 170, 871 S.E.2d 211 (Ct.App. 2022), the Court of Appeals affirms an award
Enterprise versus personal goodwill explained through local barbeque joints
Posted Thursday, March 10th, 2022 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
The distinction between enterprise goodwill and personal goodwill confuses a number of family law attorneys. But any Charleston area attorney who loves barbeque will probably
Posted Thursday, March 10th, 2022 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The March 9, 2022, Court of Appeals opinion in Bostick v. Bostick, 436 S.C. 43, 872 S.E.2d 859 (Ct.App. 2022), reversed the family court’s determination
Court of Appeals’ Glinyanay opinion addresses numerous novel family law issues
Posted Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Child Custody, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The February 23, 2022, Court of Appeals opinion in Glinyanay v. Tobias, 436 S.C. 137, 871 S.E.2d 193 (Ct.App. 2022), addresses numerous novel legal issues
Parents who allow unfit co-parents to provide unsupervised care for their child(ren) are also unfit
Posted Monday, February 14th, 2022 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
But for the human capacity for self delusions, I would find the ability of parents to claim their co-parent was unfit while they allowed that
Anyone has standing to seek custody of a neglected or delinquent child
Posted Saturday, February 12th, 2022 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
I thought it was well known that when a child’s caretakers are unfit literarily anyone has standing to seek custody. Yet when two lawyer friends
