My sister, Gayle Forman, on being an asshole—or not
Posted Monday, October 11th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
I am not the best writer in my family. That honor clearly goes to my kid sister, Gayle Forman (the “kid” just turned 40 in
In equitable distribution, not all dollars are created equal
Posted Saturday, October 9th, 2010 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
Should you retain me to handle your divorce and should equitable distribution of your assets and debts be an issue, at some point I will
Expressing scepticism about clients’ (and potential clients’) cases
Posted Saturday, October 9th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
I shared a recent blog with a past client I highly praised in the penultimate paragraph. I was somewhat taken aback when she responded with
Why certain women are better off with lump sum alimony versus permanent periodic alimony
Posted Saturday, October 9th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
I provided a second opinion recently, reviewing a settlement proposal that a divorcing wife was hesitant to execute. She was married to a high income
An unanticipated use for the guardian ad litem’s periodic billing statements
Posted Friday, October 8th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Guardians Ad Litem, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
As part of the private guardian ad litem statute, “[t]he guardian ad litem must submit an itemized billing statement of hours, expenses, costs, and fees
Posted Thursday, October 7th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
I tell my divorce clients that I cannot make them happy; I can only get them to a place in which they can pursue happiness.
Challenging improperly issued ex-parte support orders
Posted Thursday, October 7th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Child Support, Family Court Procedure, Litigation Strategy, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
In South Carolina most child support or alimony orders in which the support will be paid directly have a standard provision involving late payments. This
We are raising our grandchildren’s parents
Posted Thursday, October 7th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Child Custody, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to General Public
One of my insights in the second family law article I ever had published was“[a]lways recognize (and remind your client) that a custody case is
Posted Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants
I provided a consult/second opinion recently with a fact pattern that is both distressing and common. The litigant had executed a domestic agreement that was
Facebook and the Legal World: Can Law and Culture co-exist?
Posted Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney-Client Relations, Guardians Ad Litem, Miscellaneous, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Rules of Professional (Lawyer) Conduct
This weekend I asked for guest blogs. Having recently seen David Fincher’s excellent new movie about the birth of facebook, The Social Network, Taylor Long’s
