Cultural misconceptions regarding annulment
Posted Tuesday, August 7th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Divorce and Marriage, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
An annulment, in contrast to a divorce, treats a marriage as though it never happened. Folks often contact me seeking an annulment but, in close
Posted Monday, July 30th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Attorney's Fees, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Rules of Professional (Lawyer) Conduct, South Carolina Specific
Today the South Carolina Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct to address the charging of advance fees by lawyers. Given recent
The New York Times and Family Law
Posted Sunday, July 29th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Law and Culture, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public
The amount and quality of the journalism coming from the New York Times that touches on issues related to family law is–literally–remarkable. I could easily
South Carolina Supreme Court’s Suspension of Family Court Rule 24 for Title IV-D Cases
Posted Sunday, July 29th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Support, Contempt/Enforcement of Orders, Family Court Procedure, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Two different family law attorneys have asked–nay demanded–that I blog about the July 19, 2012 South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order suspending application of South
Supreme Court applies Federal Indian Child Welfare Act to prevent adoption
Posted Friday, July 27th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Adoption/Termination of Parental Rights, Child Custody, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Appellate Decisions
The July 26, 2012 South Carolina Supreme Court opinion in Adoptive Couple v. Cherokee Nation, 398 S.C. 625, 731 S.E.2d 550 (2012), had been long anticipated. The story
The limitations of textualist construction in statutory interpretation
Posted Friday, July 20th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Jurisprudence, Law and Culture, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, Of Interest to General Public
Based on a mostly enthusiastic review in the New York Times by Stanley Fish, I purchased “Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts,” by (Supreme
Posted Thursday, July 19th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Litigation Strategy, Not South Carolina Specific, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys
I reviewed two files yesterday in which one party to a custody dispute was refusing to answer questions by invoking her 5th Amendment privilege against
Posted Thursday, July 19th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Child Custody, Legislation, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
Recent Charleston School of Law graduate Asher Watson has asked me questions about recently enacted (effective June 26, 2012) South Carolina House Bill 3400, which
New statute codifies law on alimony modification upon retirement
Posted Monday, July 16th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Alimony/Spousal Support, Legislation, Of Interest to Family Court Litigants, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
One of my blog’s readers posted a comment linking a new statute that codifies the law on modifying alimony upon the supporting spouse’s retirement. South
Advanced Family Law Mediation Training
Posted Friday, July 13th, 2012 by Gregory Forman
Filed under Continuing Legal Education, Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Of Interest to Family Law Attorneys, South Carolina Specific
As one of my tasks for the board of the Mediation and Meeting Center of Charleston (MMCC), I have organized an advanced family law mediation
