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November 20, 2012

2012 Seminars Attended to Date

...ING WITH PRO SE LITIGANTS 2012-01-28 TAMMY F. MARPLE MORGANTOWN MAGISTRATE COURT MED. WV STATE BAR: MAGISTRATE COURT MEDIATION TRAINING MAGISTRATE COURT MEDIATION PROCESS 2012-01-28 CAROLINE STOKER MORGANTOWN QUESTIONS WV STATE BAR: MAGISTRATE COURT MEDIATION TRAINING QUESTIONS 2012-01-28 ALICIA LAUDERMAN MORGANTOWN STOCKBROKING & INVESTIN WVAJ 54 ANNUAL CONVENTION AND SEMINAR HOLDING STOCKBROKERS & INVESTMENT COUNSELORS ACCOUNTABLE 2012-06-07 STE...

December 13, 2014

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

...ed and had entered and thousands in the State. Here is the case http://www.courtswv.gov/supreme-court/memo-decisions/fall2014/14-0042memo.pdf; it is: (sorry if this link is no longer alive: the pending case is Riffle v. Miller.) David J. Riffle v. Shirley I. Miller, a Harrison County case issue Nov. 24, 2014. The Riffles agreed, and put in an order that they would leave each other alone. What could be wrong with that? We can contract to do pretty...

March 24, 2010

The Nuts and Bolts of Family Court

...actice, let alone understood them. They always want to argue something the Court thinks is not important, and they often alienate the Court. Frequently, I represent former self represented litigants who are hoping I can reverse the misfortune they have already encountered. Sometimes I can, and sometimes I can’t. 19. At the end of the case there is the Final Order, the agreed “Permanent Parenting Plan”, attachments such as the “Child-Support Worksh...

April 5, 2011

Dear Honorable (Family Court) Judges

...e and solve such issues. They are “children’s issues”. n. I realize family courts are statutory, and I notice family court judges can have an inferiority complex or visible resentment about that fact, but I cannot agree with a judge who would not require counsel to take all issues to mediation and dare the attorney to take that issue up on appeal. What competent lawyer would appeal such a sound ruling? o. I note that one or more of you actually tr...

June 28, 2015

WV FAMILIES DODGE A METAPHORICAL BULLET

...tims. DV filings would have soared because it is the only tool the Supreme Court gave the Family Courts. This is an instant where the legislature was much wiser and pragmatic than our Court. And, it is an example that sometimes the people “in the trenches” have better insight than the ones looking down from a lofty perch. The result? Now family courts may, on motion of a party, on its own motion, and when there is an agreement of parties, even in...

October 5, 2011

Divorce 101 Handout (October 5, 2011)

...e party gets no immediate relief but asks for an early hearing, which most courts will provide. 8. Judge Sowa, Family Court Judge, of Upshur, Lewis, and Braxton Counties, complies with WV Supreme Court time-lines by issuing a Case Management Conference order. The Case Management Conference moves the case along via a short telephone interview of the parties or their counsel, or counsel’s paralegal. The court wants to know the mandatory parenting cl...

April 3, 2014

Table of Contents

...: A Deep Dive FAMILY LAW IN WEST VIRGINIA: A DEEP DIVE JURISDICTION Family Court West Virginia Family Courts share jurisdiction with the Circuit … 2021/02/19 2021-02-19 19:13:54 Personal Injury Claim Misconceptions The one key to personal injury television advertisements is that ads must be simple, just like ads for insurance coverage. … 2021/02/09 2021-02-09 22:13:05 Divorce: Gathering the Critical Details of Marital Assets and Debts Recently I r...

October 1, 2021

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

...ords, 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 people are part of the divorce process. Technically, we really aren’t supposed t...

March 21, 2018

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

...nd not to attend mediation! I am a strong proponent of mediation in family court and civil court and am sorry it is not used in other kinds of cases. But what if it just is not going to happen? Let’s consider negotiated settlement, especially face to face settlement meetings: 1. Court mandated face to face settlement meetings can be powder kegs. Family Court “screens for mediation” but not for these much more volatile and dangerous meetings! Judge...

March 15, 2014

FAQ

...ften need to enforce court orders by contempt petitions or to come back to court seeking modifications of courts orders, to change child support or alimony, parenting time, or decision making, or to seek permission to move with the children to another state or prevent their former spouse from doing so. Unmarried parties can have parenting issues too, including biological paternity, whether or not a person has become a “psychological parent”, grand...