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December 8, 2013

Family Law Practice Tip – Equitable Distribution and Alimony Spreadsheets

...tc. to bring to our second meeting. It lasts @ two hours. b. The equitable distribution spreadsheet, which is identical on its left side to the intake sheet. On the right is the client’s proposal relative to distribution of debts and assets. c. A THREE COLUMN budget. (BE SURE to stress that the numbers must be average monthly, NOT semi-monthly, biennial, or weekly!) I stress the need for three columns. I am amazed most lawyers have not adopted thi...

March 7, 2018

2018 Update: Equitable Distribution: WV Divorce Property Law

...nt than when two people of similar status marry young. WV is an “equitable distribution state”, not a “community property state”. Here is a practical, not scholarly, explanation: 1. If it was purchased during the marriage, whether by one person’s paycheck or both, whether titled in one or both names, and even if it a lottery winnings from a ticket bought from a cashed paycheck, it is marital. 2. If it was inherited by, deeded to, or gifted to the...

August 31, 2012

Equitable Distribution – WV Divorce Property Law

...nt than when two people of similar status marry young. WV is “An equitable distribution state”, not a “community property state”. Here is a practical, not scholarly, explanation: 1. If it was purchased during the marriage, whether by one person’s paycheck or both, whether titled in one or both names, and even if it a lottery winnings from a ticket bought from a cashed paycheck, it is marital. 2. If it was inherited by, deeded to, or gifted to the...

February 5, 2021

Divorce: Gathering the Critical Details of Marital Assets and Debts

...sets and debts with totals and subtotal; and Creates “a proposed equitable distribution” spreadsheet for mediation or trial. The “proposed equitable distribution spreadsheet” can be sent to the other party as a settlement offer, or as a disclosure of values and balances and “food for thought”. And, the “equitable distribution spreadsheet” is an excellent exhibit to include in your “confidential statement to the mediator”. Mediators appreciate the...

April 3, 2014

Table of Contents

...dget Spreadsheets – Budget:http://tinyurl.com/l2mdp6r 2013/12/08 2013-12-08 22:15:00 Family Law Practice Tip – Equitable Distribution and Alimony Spreadsheets Note to the reader: If you are a colleague who would like the Excel Workbook described below, just write me … 2013/12/08 2013-12-08 21:28:00 A Report of the Book, “The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World”, by Edward Dolnick. I am pleased to...

September 24, 2015

Suggestions for Operating and Marketing A Small Firm Efficiently and on a Budget

...ives-of-a-small-town-lawyer-2/page/15/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/equitable-distribution-wv-divorce-property-law/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/divorce-101-handout-october-5-2011/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-family-court/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/lessons-from-hatfields-mccoys/ 13. https://hunterlawfirm.net/family-law-practice-tip-equitable-distribution-and-alimony-spreadsheets/ These are some of my favorite posts, on my view of the...

December 30, 2014

Low Tech Fundamentals of Running a Law Office

...unctions worksheets; Equitable Distribution worksheets; Proposed Equitable Distribution Spreadsheets (prepared by the lawyer using Microsoft Excel, with the client, and submitted to the court and the other party before mediation.) And we have dozens of handouts for clients (It helps to have 250 blog articles “in the can”.) My stuff isn’t “copy-writed”. Any colleague can “borrow” them. Hunter’s letter to new clients, explaining who he is and how he...

December 28, 2022

2023 Legal Resource Guide, Personal Injury, Family, Civil Litigation, and Your Legal Checkup.

...upport : Attorney J. Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net)   “WV Equitable Distribution Law”: 2018 Update: Equitable Distribution: WV Divorce Property Law – Attorney J. Burton Hunter III : Attorney J. Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net)   Divorce Financial Affidavits: Financial Disclosure in Divorce: Get it Right! – Attorney J. Burton Hunter III : Attorney J. Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net)   Sharing Divorce Financial Information: Down to...

November 18, 2021

WHAT ARE THE “RIGHTS” OF UNMARRIED PARENTS?

...to divide their property. They will not have the benefit of the “equitable distribution” statute that protects married persons. https://hunterlawfirm.net/equitable-distribution-wv-divorce-property-law/ The URLs contained within this article reference my other writings related to these subjects. Two people can pool their resources and acquire vehicles, houses, personal property, and even cash, but when things get nasty, and they part ways, they eit...