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February 3, 2013

Effective Preparation of a Case – For Mediation and Trial

..., medical bills). d. Ascertain all income, yours and your husband’s. e. In alimony cases, put together a plan of economic rehabilitation. And complete the three column budget, a. the household/family budget during the marriage, your budget during the divorce, and your budget as a divorced woman. All entries must be average monthly. In doing these things, we follow some general principles, which I learned from the (Lexis/Nexis) Casesoft software: a...

February 24, 2010

Websites, Blogs, Practice Areas, Lawyers Who Fail to Communicate

...laims of all types; also, my family law practice, child custody, contempt, alimony, division of property, called “equitable distribution”, domestic abuse, grandparents’ custody claims, and adoption; and, civil litigation such as will disputes, boundary line disputes, contract disputes, mineral and timber trespass. “Slip and Fall” is a shorthand term for “premises liability”. What if you go to the store and a 20 lb. box falls from above and gives y...

March 22, 2010

Common Mistakes of Divorcing Parties

...inances as they have been doing. Many times we can avoid child support and alimony payments simply by keeping the bills paid. 5. Hiring the most contentious, expensive, attorney you can find. Although I get many clients because of my reputation as a “bulldog”, I urge people to ask lots of questions of friends and acquaintances, especially in the small town environment where an attorneys reputation is commonly known. Rather than hire someone who “f...

February 1, 2011

The Tension Between Lawyers and Judges

...s”, leaving unresolved what to do with the house, the cars, the debts, and alimony claims; as if these issues do not impact the children! 7. Some judges do not care if the lawyers go to the mediation, even though when they do, mediation is the most important part of the whole process. Who in their right mind would leave their lawyer home for the most important event in their divorce case? Understanding mediation takes brains, imagination, humor, d...

August 12, 2011

Protecting Our Reputations

...en there was the client who demanded I tell his wife that if she asked for alimony, he would turn her in to the prosecuting attorney for signing his name to a credit card application. I politely explained that is the felony crime of extortion (Threatening criminal prosecution to get a civil benefit.) He persisted, so I withdrew. His complaint against me to the WV State Bar was dismissed. 7. In 38 years, I have never been sanctioned or disciplined...

September 8, 2012

Mediation: Practical Considerations

...y, that was a civil case. In a typical divorce with children, property and alimony, issues, there may be 50 things agreed to. Having successfully mediated three cases this week, a custody battle, the civil case that I mediated, and a divorce between an older couple, I am emboldened to make some suggestions. I shall post this in my other blog also since I believe other lawyers and mediators can benefit from it as can parties facing mediation. These...

May 11, 2013

Burton Hunter’s Letter to New Clients

...ee to use the blogs’ “search feature” to look up subjects such as custody, alimony, insurance coverages, personal injury, damages, equitable distribution, adoption, and many more. d. Mr. Hunter has proprietary forms for you to fill out in divorce and personal injury cases. They require you do some real work. Finding time to get the records, make the calls, and do the research will pay big dividends. e. All family cases, divorces, modifications, cu...

July 27, 2014

My Areas of Legal and Geographical Practice

...marital assets and debts, including retirement assets and real estate. e. Alimony and Spousal support; f. Modification of Court Orders. g. Relocation disputes, to other counties, states, and countries; and h. Contempt matters. 4. Mediation. I represent parties in mediation involving any of the areas listed above, and I will conduct mediation as a court trained and certified mediator in any of these areas. I love to mediate disputes. We do not do...

January 8, 2018

Search #8 of My Blogs: “Contingent Fees”

...essional malpractice. But not in family law matters such as child support, alimony, or equitable distribution. Innovative lawyers are unbundling services, using credit cards, and coming up with other innovations in order to remain relevant to the legal consumer. Here are some of Burton Hunter’s ideas. Search also for “unbundling”, “future of the law”, “family law”, etc. for other ideas. Please write with feedback and questions. What’s with this “s...

September 11, 2014

Many Thoughts on 9-11-14

...nd debt settlement, but allows the wife to renege and also ask for and get alimony of $27,000. Ouch! The outcome of that too depends on further court action. 21. Even if one or both of these injustices can be undone, doing so is expensive and problematic; also stressful. 22. The core point of this post is that ignorance is NOT bliss. It is just the opposite. I believe in knowledge, and I believe in communication (a topic I touch on frequently in m...