Children : Mary {Sheila's daughter}

Spouses : Maggie Forrester 1996 - 1997
                 Sheila Carter Forrester 1998

James arrived in L.A. as a very disturbed doctor who took help from colleague Taylor to get reunited with his father Damon.In the process he fell in love with Taylor but nothing worked out.James had a small fling with Stephanie & Lauren and finally ended up marrying Maggie.But things were not a happy ending when Sheila became pregnant with Jame's child and then she started to stay along with James and Maggie.James was also once kidnapped by Sheila in her own house when she was married to Eric.James was alos once engaged to Brooke but then Brooke went ahead and married Taylor.