The best gift I ever gave my children
Posted Thursday, November 11th, 2010 by Thomas McDow
Filed under Child Custody, Law and Culture, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific
From guest blogger, Thomas F. McDow of the Law Office of Thomas F. McDow in Rock Hill, South Carolina I knew I had a problem.
Court of Appeals decision in Mosley addresses child support and equitable distribution issues
Posted Thursday, November 11th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Support, Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
The November 10, 2010 Court of Appeals opinion in Mosley v. Mosley, 390 S.C. 524, 702 S.E.2d 253 (Ct. App. 2010) reversed the family court’s determinations
Perverts versus pedophiles: Can the South Carolina family court tell the difference?
Posted Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public
I happily represent a number of parents in family court whom the general population would label perverts. Perhaps this is a result of my
United States Supreme Court accepts certiorari on South Carolina child support enforcement case
Posted Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Jurisprudence, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, United States Supreme Court Decisions
Yesterday the United States Supreme Court accepted certiorari on the South Carolina case of Price v. Turner, 387 S.C. 142, 691 S.E.2d 470 (2010). The
V.I. Lenin was wrong: The Gang of Four sell out (maybe)
Posted Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
One of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin’s more astute observations about capitalism was “The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.” The
Trial or mediation – why not let your clients decide?
Posted Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 by Barry Knobel
Filed under Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
From Guest Blogger, the Honorable Barry W. Knobel I recently mediated a case in which an attorney informed her client that “you can add a minimum
Posted Saturday, October 16th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisdiction, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions
N.B. Two and a half years after I lost this appeal in the Court of Appeals, I obtained a reversal, and victory, in the Supreme
Posted Saturday, October 16th, 2010 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
I have represented litigants in family court mediation for over a decade and been a certified family court mediator for a little over a year,
Posted Thursday, October 14th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Miscellaneous, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
My oldest daughter, Rebecca, turns eighteen today and we are celebrating what I call “emancipation day.” When I talk to most mothers about how they
Anatomy of a family court ex-parte order
Posted Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
With many thanks to Robert Rosen, who has greatly shaped my thinking regarding the proper form of family court ex-parte orders, the link below contains
