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February 3, 2013

Effective Preparation of a Case – For Mediation and Trial

...you have put on your caretaking functions worksheets. This includes school records of visits to parent teacher conferences, medical records showing you took the kids to the doctor, and witness statements such as the homeroom teacher or the doctor’s PA., or neighbors, houseguests, family, and friends. These witnesses are, of course “objects” in your case.) b. Identify all assets, real estate, personal property, vehicles, cash, retirement funds, etc...

January 22, 2016

An Article to Bookmark: Until Your World Comes Crashing Down

...accident cases). We order a police collision report. We order your medical records and bills. If there is any serious question of fault, we visit the scene with you and photograph it. Mr. Hunter is an amateur photographer and has been taking many of his own photos for 40 years. He knows just what he wants to highlight, to show the court or the jury. He writes to the adjustor, setting out his working theory of the case and asking for written confir...

March 15, 2014

Preparing to Meet with Your Personal Injury Attorney

...n to your insurance company or the other party’s insurance company Medical records Records of any psychological/psychiatric care or treatment needed due to the accident Any information you may have about the other driver in the accident, pedestrians or witnesses, including name, address, phone number, make/model/color of car, license plate number, insurance company, location at the time of the accident and/or description of what they saw Date, tim...

March 15, 2014

Truck Accidents

...wyer who is able to secure evidence such as driver logbooks, truck service records and hiring records. It also may also take appropriate experts such as accident reconstructionists to prove fault. As your lawyer, I may use medical experts, life care planners and financial planners to ensure that we demand enough compensation to meet your needs now and in the future. Learn more about the following related topics: Causes of truck accidents Truck saf...

October 1, 2021

Child Custody in WV: an Update of “The Maze”

...has primary jurisdiction of children’s issues, sharing of time, access to records, and decision making for married and unmarried parents. The appellate Court for Family Court, which also “shares jurisdiction”, is the County Circuit Court which is the Court of general jurisdiction in the State. Custody cases between unmarried people, formerly “paternity suits”, are now “petitions for allocation of parental rights”. Custody cases between married pe...

July 23, 2017

So You Have Your (Child Custody) Agreement: Now What?

...client has reported that she likes it. It allows for uploading of medical records and school class assignments, coordinating transfer points, documenting communication, setting of doctors and dentist appointments, etc. Everything goes through “The Wizard”. Do not let violations slip by, but do not overreact. If the other parent shows up 10 or 15 minutes late to transfer points two or three times, write a formal email “Dear___, dated___, sincerely...

February 14, 2016

The Maze of WV Child Custody Issues – Just Dropping Crumbs Won’t Get You Out

...hild support”, and the “absent parent” only got access to their children’s records, juvenile, school, medical, if the “custodial parent” would sign a permission form, which of course she would not do unless taken back to court. It was very comforting when the Mother had done the vast majority of caretaking, was a good Mother and person, and the Father was controlling or abusive; but not so much when Mother was a mediocre parent, vindictive, an alc...

January 24, 2018

A Personal Injury Glossary: Negligence, Insurance, and the Rest

...ery. 18. Litigation Costs: These costs include filing fees, acquisition of records, depositions, experts, travel, etc. Cost can be huge and the cost of the litigation must be considered in the evaluation of any settlement or the prospects for any law suit. 19. Mediation: This is a form of “alternate dispute resolution”. A search of my blog gets 92 “hits”: https://hunterlawfirm.net/?s=mediation . Mediation is supposed to be “non-adversarial”, but i...

March 1, 2018

Gun Violence in America: A Small Town Lawyer’s Thoughts

...ld track every transfer. Punishment would not be big for people with clean records; say relinquishment of the gun, a fine or short jail sentence, or community service. Prison reform. Revision of our drug laws. Complete review of our mental and cognitive illness medical system. 4. Outlaw gerrymandering and pass comprehensive campaign reform? Outlaw military style weapons unless a person meets very strict criteria. 5. Bump stocks? Of course; even th...

November 18, 2017

Mediation Food for Thought

...rs, and the sharing of decision making and full access to your child/rens’ records of all kinds. BRING EVERYTHING WITH YOU TO MEDIATION! If there is a serious history of violence or health risk, you will be permitted to explain that on the mediation intake form. No one is expected to put health or safety at risk, but please consider the benefits of being the architect of your own agreed parenting plan or property (and debt) settlement agreement. C...