47 Search Results for "child support"

March 21, 2018

You Aren’t Going to Mediation! (Now what will you do?)

...fts. You should too! l. For custody issues, you must know how to calculate child support, carefully prepare caretaking functions worksheets for the one and two years prior to separation, have the children’s medical records if relevant, and have a detailed list of concerns and goals. It is imperative to have a good parenting plan template. m. Again, if there are abuse issues, substance or domestic, serious alimony issues, or substantial property or...

June 21, 2010

Being a Good Husband

...ing hand. If she is cooperative with your rights to the children, pay that child support without griping. Don’t substitute what you think the law should be. Consult a good lawyer and do what the law says. It is a fair law. 11. The day Nancy told me she had fallen for my was, BY FAR, the happiest day of my life. It was the result of lots of “hard work and patience”. My appreciation was boundless, and is stronger today, now that I see what it has br...

January 8, 2018

Search #8 of My Blogs: “Contingent Fees”

...tent”) and professional malpractice. But not in family law matters such as child support, alimony, or equitable distribution. Innovative lawyers are unbundling services, using credit cards, and coming up with other innovations in order to remain relevant to the legal consumer. Here are some of Burton Hunter’s ideas. Search also for “unbundling”, “future of the law”, “family law”, etc. for other ideas. Please write with feedback and questions. What...

December 13, 2014

WV Supreme Court Rules People May Not Agree to Leave Each Other Alone.

...out alimony and attorney fees, reach a parenting plan agreement, agree on child support, parenting time, and all other issues, AND agree to leave each other in peace and quiet, why is the only invalid part of that agreement the latter? “No unwanted contact” does NOT “trigger” the Federal Gun Control Act, nor does it mean the parties are abusers. It only means they have pledged to respect the other person’s privacy, and their space. If it is conte...

March 28, 2014

Nerd’s Notes: The Journey to Make the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 a Desktop Substitute

...d, staff will grab it, with flat keyboard, to meet with clients, calculate child support, and work during bathroom breaks (kidding I think); to take it home with the wireless keyboard and mouse when they want “flex time”, and to use it with both large monitors for the same, heavy duty, word processing and document assembly they now do with their desktops. Stay tuned if you care to know whether we are successful. Note: we just successfully added th...

October 7, 2011

Breaking Up With Your Personal Injury, Divorce, or Civil Lawsuit Lawyer

...lawyer had charged a $2700 retainer and two years later had no custody or child support order! She could not reach her lawyer. (See any pattern here?) The gentleman had been told by his lawyer a few weeks earlier that he was leaving the firm, and no one else in the firm would respond to his calls. There was clear fault and $80,000 in medical bills! So, I was happy to help him. When I got the file back, his former firm requested a “quantum meruit”...

May 11, 2013

Burton Hunter’s Letter to New Clients

...pay big dividends. e. All family cases, divorces, modifications, custody, child support, and contempt usually require your last 3-5 years of tax returns and financial affidavits of your income, debts and property. f. All cases require you to identify with precision the people, documents (paper and digital and video), events, places, and things that make up your case. i. We will give you sets of three worksheets. I MUST figure out how to get clien...