57 Search Results for Alimony

October 21, 2014

When You Can’t or Won’t hire a lawyer? A $500 Option.

...you have a family business, multiple assets, substance abuse, violence, or alimony issues, lawyers’ fees and costs can grow exponentially. 11. For $500, I will give you access to all the rules referenced above, provide our proprietary forms, and provide the forms required by the Court. 12. We will copy for you applicable statutes and WV case-law. You must know the rules of the game if you expect to play. 13. You can fill out your forms in our offi...

December 13, 2014

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

...lator here. If two people divide their property, and their debts, work 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...

May 3, 2010

Ten Dire Results of “Representing Yourself”. (Things that have happened.)

...er might deny crucial coverage that you paid for! 9. You may end up paying alimony for life, or losing your claim to spousal support. 10. The spouse you agree to share custody with 50/50% may have their “significant other”, be the alternate care provider, when the law would have given your spouse only “every other week-end” and half the holidays. There are hundreds of other risks. Don’t take them. Give us a call, and we will help you create a plan...

May 4, 2016

Is It Time to Revise Mediation in WV?

...ation should be for “children’s issues”, property division, debt division, alimony, everything. Special challenges when domestic violence and substance and alcohol abuse must be recognized and dealt with. And I elaborated on some of the differences between “civil mediation” and “family mediation” in 2012: https://hunterlawfirm.net/a-foot-in-each-camp/ . I also wrestled with the differences between juvenile abuse and neglect and family court: https...

April 27, 2017

Document Assembly for the Busy Non-Nerdy Lawyer: Pathagoras

...ect the ones appropriate to Sallie, the divorce grounds, whether she wants alimony, etc. Answer any remaining questions, and process the form by clicking “next”. Your Petition and temporary motion, CCIS cover sheet, notice of hearing, and other documents will be created, subject to minor clean-up by your clerical staff. Later, you can do the same with your client’s proposed parenting plan or property settlement agreement, the notices of hearings,...

July 7, 2017

MORE ABOUT UNBUNDLING (A $500 Product That is Worth $1000)

...ll” abbreviated form of justice, and, at worst, can lose, or pay, valuable alimony payments, real or personal property, retirement benefits, and even primary custody of their children. Self-representation is a high-risk venture, and it is not less so because the circuit clerks will sell you “do it yourself” packets, which falsely imply that using the forms will protect you. They won’t. I believe that the product I am going to describe here, and in...

August 10, 2022

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