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December 8, 2013

Family Law Practice Tip – Equitable Distribution and Alimony Spreadsheets

...er Interested in Family Law Cc: Burton Hunter Subject: Your Request for my Equitable Distribution and Budget Excel Workbook Hi (Young Lawyer Interested in Family Law); Thanks for giving me the chance to clean up and share my Equitable Distribution Excel Workbook. Note that this one assumes you are representing the wife as petitioner. I need to have four forms. Two each for wife and husband, as Petitioner and as Respondent. But, it takes only 5-10...

March 7, 2018

2018 Update: Equitable Distribution: WV Divorce Property Law

...ch different 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 gift...

August 31, 2012

Equitable Distribution – WV Divorce Property Law

...ch different 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 gift...

February 5, 2021

Divorce: Gathering the Critical Details of Marital Assets and Debts

...of all assets 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 appre...

December 30, 2014

Low Tech Fundamentals of Running a Law Office

...retaking Functions 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...

September 24, 2015

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

...osts, on lawyers who are not candid, four articles on alimony, WV’s law of equitable distribution, “divorce 101”, “the nuts and bolts of family court”, and keeping in mind the sometimes hidden interests impacting settlement discussions and mediation. https://hunterlawfirm.net/disingenuous-lawyers/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/tag/perspectives-of-a-small-town-lawyer-2/page/15/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/equitable-distribution-wv-divorce-property-law/ h...

November 18, 2021

WHAT ARE THE “RIGHTS” OF UNMARRIED PARENTS?

...they want 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...

December 28, 2022

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

...g, child support : 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...

July 20, 2010

Mediation Conundrums, Domestic Violence, and Sociopaths

...r blog posts, the Family Court CANNOT order them to mediation on issues of equitable distribution or spousal support. In north central WV, Upshur, Lewis, and Randolph Counties, judges expect the lawyers to attend mediation, and we do, to the great benefit of our clients. The better mediators and attorneys now can print out a complete parenting plan or agreement for the parties to read and sign and take with them. They are not binding until present...