137 Search Results for mediation

November 12, 2013

How is Buddha Relevant to the World of A Small Town Lawyer?

...surance, self-represent, divorce 101, legal checklist, personal injury, or mediation, or just scroll through the titles. Today, for a few of you, I address some thoughts that have come together for me. They include: 1. The tragic typhoon in The Philippines; 2. The tsunamis in the Indian Ocean in 2004 and Japan in 2011; 3. The risk of a catastrophic asteroid hitting the earth; 4. The question of climate change, which is real whether caused by Manki...

January 17, 2018

Why Make Daily Posts to Social Media?

...lso post professionally, for three or four reasons: 1.To educate the public; 2. to market myself; 3. to influence my profession; and, 4. to educate people in power, professors, politicians, and judges. I post to my private FB, to my “Mediation Services” Page, to my “J. Burton Hunter III, and Assocs., PLLC” page, my blog – www.hunterlawfirm.net , to Google+, Linked In, and, yep, even to Twitter. I write every word myself, so feedback and questions...

March 29, 2011

Lessons From Hatfields & McCoy – Perpetuating the Fight

Divorce negotiations, mediations, and trials are often influenced by people who are in the background, trying to help, or hurt, but usually causing trouble. The behavior of step-parents, significant others, family members, and friends can profoundly impact the welfare of children. (The original title to this post was “Step-Parents, Significant Others, and Well Meaning Idiots” If you ever have to play one of these rules, please consider what I hav...

March 6, 2018

Mr. Hunter’s Revised Letter to Clients

...e is a: a. Personal injury; b. Civil action; c. Family Court matter; or d. Mediation. Note: each of these areas has its own set of specialized intake forms. 3. Please consider anything you post to the Internet to be public. Set your privacy settings to “friends only” but realize any “friend” can share or print, “snag” or take a screenshot of, anything you post, and forward it to anyone they want! 4. Ponder the previous paragraph while realizing th...

August 31, 2012

Equitable Distribution – WV Divorce Property Law

...re not part of the marital partnership. Often these issues are resolved at mediation since neither party relishes the expense or delay of another lawsuit, in circuit court, involving one of the party’s parents. k. A gift to parties before the marriages fail are just that. The giver doesn’t get to take them back if the spouse is a louse. Thus, a couch that both used, the washer/dryer, and the van put in both names, are marital, but the personal gif...

March 15, 2014

Child Custody & Support

...umstances into account. Whether we reach an agreement through negotiation, mediation or contested trial, I will always negotiate in good faith and do everything I can to protect your interests and goals. Effect of Child Custody on Child Support West Virginia will use one of three formulas to calculate the amount of child support you pay: Basic formula (if you have your child less than a third of the overnight visits) Extended formula (if you have...

January 24, 2016

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...Our Services Trial Representation Personal injury claims and trials. Mediation as part of the litigation. Family law conflicts of all kinds, divorce, custody, paternity, allocation of parental rights, contempt, child support, adoption, modification. No Items...