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
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
The family court judge reads what you write
Posted Friday, April 3rd, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants
It continually amazes me that folks fail to realize that the family court judge may ultimately read anything they commit to writing and hit send.
Visitation schedules for firefighters (or anyone who works 24-hours on/48-hours off)
Posted Tuesday, March 24th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Visitation
One can always tell when an attorney has failed to really focus on his or her client when a parent who works a 24-hours on/48-hours
The drawback of preventing non-parties from attending mediations
Posted Monday, March 23rd, 2015 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
ADR Rule 5(d) states that “ADR [Alternative Dispute Resolution] conferences are private. Other persons may attend only with the permission of the parties, their attorneys
Discovery for defending domestic violence allegations in family court cases
Posted Thursday, March 19th, 2015 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
Allegations of domestic violence in family court cases are often akin to shock grenades: intend to knock the other party back and on the defensive.
