47 Search Results for "child support"

December 17, 2018

Resources: For My Clients, Potential Clients, Self-Represented, and Colleagues.

...Where It Hurt$: The Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Divorce, Alimony, Custody, Child Support, and More”, By Sherri Donovan, Esq. I caution anyone who walks into divorce or other family law case with adversarial intent. Collaboration is an option that I would like to consider and explore before, “hitting where it hurts”. It is good to have a lawyer with both skillsets. The next two books have many competitors. These two rated well with Amazon. One deal...

April 8, 2010

Don’t Be Your Own Divorce Lawyer….#2

...career. A variance of as few as 1 – 4 “overnight visits” a year can impact child support several hundred dollars a month or determine whether a young mother can take her child with her if she finds she has to move to another state. Thus, even small marital estates (dollar-wise) have tremendous issues at stake. And, even after a 20 year marriage, parties to the typical divorce may have a house with a $100,000 equity, retirement benefits worth $200,...

December 28, 2022

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

...custody, family, adoption, juvenile, abuse and neglect, shared parenting, 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. Burto...

September 27, 2017

Tying Together “Unbundling” of Legal Services

...to an intractable dispute and litigation is looming. Your “ex” hasn’t paid child support in 14 months or visited or even sent a birthday card for two years, and your spouse is “the only father/mother the child knows”. Is Adoption an option. But what if it has been eight (8) and twelve (12) months instead? You have a court ordered parenting plan, but the child’s been living with you this school year? Can you get your plan modified? It’s six months...

October 24, 2013

If I Could Know Only Ten Things About My Family Law Case, What Would They Be?

...a month in an agreed parenting plan can costs you thousands of dollars in child support and even prevent, or allow, a parent to move with the child to another state. Think about that! 10. If you call a lawyer, you are still in control. I never hesitate to give a “free consultation” over the phone. Options exist to pay a consultation fee, or you I will give you a firm retainer guote after 15-20 minutes. After hiring the lawyer, you still make the...

April 29, 2020

A ROADMAP TO BURTON HUNTER’S IDEAS AND “WISDOM”

...ng Your Child Custody Case”: https://tinyurl.com/yajk4abm Blog Search for “Child Support”: https://tinyurl.com/y9t8buhl Blog Search for “Alimony”: https://tinyurl.com/ycdcwq8m Blog Search for “Allocation of Parental Rights”: https://tinyurl.com/yd9eeush Blog Search for “Children”: https://tinyurl.com/yd6krh73 Blog Search for “Adoption”: https://tinyurl.com/ya43lex9 Blog Search for “Contempt of Court”: https://tinyurl.com/yasngf3u Blog Search for “...

April 18, 2011

2011 Annual Meeting of WV State Bar

...at family law, which includes domestic violence, divorce, custody fights, child support, modifications, and the like. 16. I will write a blog article on this subject, but if mediation were mandatory in all cases, had to cover all issues, used only lawyer mediators, let lawyers charge $500-$1000 to be consultants for divorcing people, and other innovations, with proper training and support, lawyers could do divorces for $500-$2500 in the majority...

March 15, 2014

Divorce

...renting plan that spells out your rights for child custody, visitation and child support, you could end up back in court soon after your divorce to resolve disputes. Many unrepresented people have discovered domestic violence filings as their “portal” to the legal system. Many unintended consequences can follow, such as jail time, job loss and a permanent ban on the ownership or possession of firearms for the accused. I often represent clients who...

December 30, 2014

Low Tech Fundamentals of Running a Law Office

...ffidavits; Blank parenting plans; Application for service of the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement (B.C.S.E.); Caretaking 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”.) M...

February 15, 2018

An Example of Unbundling of Legal Services

...n, his motion for temporary relief, his financial affidavit, his Bureau of Child Support mandatory application, affidavits of verification, and envelopes to take the original to the circuit clerk (signed only by him), his wife’s lawyer, and to the family court. Also, gave him “The Nuts and Bolts of Family Court”: https://wp.me/p4utce-6l Gave him my “take” on his adversary, a very competent and honorable lawyer who I believe will treat him with res...