April 30th, 2026
On April 30, 2026, rule changes proposed by the South Carolina Supreme Court went into effect. These rule changes extend the deadline to file post-trial motions under numerous South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure from ten days after receiving written notice of the entry of the judgment to twenty days. For family court attorneys, the relevant rule […]
Read MoreDecember 6th, 2024
A December 6, 2024 Supreme Court order rescinds a March 19, 2021 Supreme Court order that authorized remote mediations during the COVID-19 pandemic. That 2021 order generally gave a litigant or attorney the right to attend mediation remotely. Rule 5(h), SCRADR allows for online remote mediation but requires consent of all parties or permission of […]
Read MoreJuly 19th, 2023
The best family court mediators do not have 100% settlement rates. While I prefer a strong mediator—one who is willing to challenge the strengths and note the weaknesses of each party’s position—I also prefer a mediator who is willing to tell my client when he or she should reject the other party’s best offer and […]
Read MoreNovember 17th, 2022
Early in the COVID era, the South Carolina Supreme Court authorized mediations using video conferencing. Despite the return of relative normalcy to the operation of the court system, one has been able to conduct remote mediations ever since. A September 21, 2021, Supreme Court order permanently authorizes mediations to be conducted via Remote Communication Technology […]
Read MoreMay 17th, 2022
I increasingly see provisions in custody or support agreements that require mandatory mediation before either party can file a mediation case. Sometimes these agreements are silent on the mediator. Sometimes they have required mediators, and often these required mediators are the most popular ones. Always they are a well meaning but counterproductive roadblock to actual […]
Read MoreSeptember 10th, 2021
In Fall 2019, the South Carolina Court of Appeals issued two separate opinions holding that child issues could not be arbitrated: Kosciusko v. Parham, 428 S.C. 481, 836 S.E.2d 362 (Ct. App. 2019); Singh v. Singh, 429 S.C. 10, 837 S.E.2d 651 (Ct.App. 2019). When the Supreme Court accepted certiorari in Singh, I was curious as […]
Read MoreContact
If you are looking to schedule a consultation or retain Mr. Forman please fill out this form and he will get back to you promptly.
Mr. Forman currently charges $500.00 for initial consultations, which last one-hour. This consult fee is due at the time the consult is scheduled and is non-refundable. You are welcome to use this link to pay the consult fee and Mr. Forman will get back to you about scheduling the consult.
