When a child’s mental health professional makes a guardian ad litem unnecessary
Posted Thursday, January 17th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Guardians Ad Litem, Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
South Carolina Code §63-3-810(A)(1) allows the family court to appoint a guardian ad litem in a private custody case when “without a guardian ad litem,
Does equitable distribution case law overvalue retirement accounts?
Posted Thursday, January 10th, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Equitable Distribution/Property Division, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) and 401k account assets are not as valuable as an equivalent amount of cash. With some exceptions there is a 10%
When a child supposedly speaks ill of a parent
Posted Thursday, January 10th, 2013 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
How an attorney should react when a client’s child speaks ill of the client is often dependant upon things young attorneys (and often even experienced
How long would it take you to read 18 opinions?
Posted Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
If you read every 2012 published appeal of a South Carolina family court case you would be reading 18 opinions: five from the Supreme Court
Posted Wednesday, December 12th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
In the December 12, 2012 opinion of King v. King, 400 S.C. 611, 735 S.E.2d 551 (Ct. App. 2012), the Court of Appeals affirmed the family
Equitable distribution when spouses rarely lived together
Posted Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 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 December 5, 2012 Court of Appeals opinion in Jenkins v. Jenkins, 401 S.C. 191, 736 S.E.2d 392 (Ct. App. 2012) addresses, without providing guidance, the interesting
Perhaps he has a 2,000 mile long penis?[1]
Posted Friday, November 30th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Law and Culture, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public
A question I am frequently and increasingly being asked by my colleagues is whether modern uses of technology to engage in sexual banter can constitute
Supreme Court holds that family court temporary order is never automatically stayed by appeal
Posted Wednesday, November 21st, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
In the November 21, 2012 opinion of Terry v. Terry, 400 S.C. 453, 734 S.E.2d 646 (2012) the South Carolina Supreme Court clarifies the effect of filing
Posted Wednesday, November 21st, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
In the November 21, 2012 advance sheet, the South Carolina Supreme Court promulgated new rules regarding family court temporary hearings (pages 5-6) and docketing of
South Carolina Supreme Court September 2012 case of the month fizzles into unpublished dud
Posted Wednesday, November 21st, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Appellate Decisions, South Carolina Specific
Ex parte: Belinda Davis-Branch. In re: Larry Solomon v. Betty Jean Solomon was the South Carolina Supreme Court’s September 2012 “Case of the Month.” Had
