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October 5, 2011

Divorce 101 Handout (October 5, 2011)

Two clients called this week worried about their case management conferences, so here is an informal glossary which I now am handing out to new family law clients. This will become a blog post on Oct. 5, 2011; www.burtonhunteresq.blogspot.com. 1. The beginning document is filed with the circuit clerk. It is called a Petition. 2. The Answer must be filed within 20 or 30 days of service (by sheriff or publication, or certified mail). 3. The person...

December 28, 2021

Civil Litigation 101

CIVIL LITIGATION GENERALLY My trial practice is primarily “civil” in nature. What are some examples of “civil litigation”? In family law, it can be a divorce action, or, when the parents are not married, “allocation of parental rights” (aka “paternity suit”); or, an adoption, or contempt, or modification of a prior court order such as child custody, or child support, or alimony. When there is an alleged personal injury or civil wrong, it can be a...

December 28, 2022

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

...on Hunter III : Attorney J. Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net)   Divorce 101; Most of these basics have not changed. Basic stuff every divorcing party should know: Divorce 101 Handout (October 5, 2011) – Attorney J. Burton Hunter III : Attorney J. Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net)   Mediation and Negotiation (Compromise is NOT a “Dirty Word”)   Civil vs. Family Mediation; “Two Camps”: A Foot in Each Camp – Attorney J. Burton Hunter III : At...

September 24, 2015

Suggestions for Operating and Marketing A Small Firm Efficiently and on a Budget

...did, four articles on alimony, WV’s law of equitable distribution, “divorce 101”, “the nuts and bolts of family court”, and keeping in mind the sometimes hidden interests impacting settlement discussions and mediation. https://hunterlawfirm.net/disingenuous-lawyers/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/tag/perspectives-of-a-small-town-lawyer-2/page/15/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/equitable-distribution-wv-divorce-property-law/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/divorce...

April 3, 2014

Table of Contents

...r III (hunterlawfirm.net) … 2021/12/31 2021-12-31 17:39:57 Civil Litigation 101 CIVIL LITIGATION GENERALLY My trial practice is primarily “civil” in nature. What are some examples of “civil litigation”? In family law, … 2021/12/28 2021-12-28 21:29:48 A Curmudgeon Family Lawyer’s View of Parenting   I’m mad! This is my 49th Christmas as a lawyer, and I am royally pissed-off. “Why?”, you ask? I’ll … 2021/12/24 2021-12-24 16:47:21 A Legal Blog: Persp...

March 6, 2011

General Provisions Regarding Spousal Support, WV Statute

Section 48-8-101 General provisions regarding spousal support (a) An obligation that compels a person to pay spousal support may arise from the terms of a court order, an antenuptial agreement or a separation agreement. In an order or agreement, a provision that has the support of a spouse or former spouse as its sole purpose is to be regarded as an allowance for spousal support whether expressly designated as such or not, unless the provisions o...

March 8, 2013

What If I Hire a Divorce Lawyer

...sh start” in life via divorce. For reference, you may want to read “Divorce 101 – Handout, Oct 5. 20111 – http://tinyurl.com/b4h7ggw . Here is how it goes: 1. I WILL discuss your case with you, in some detail, over the phone. I like to chat. I am good at it. I can answer questions. I am willing to take the risk of the cynical person who calls around just to knock a lawyer out of a potential case by a conflict. Some day I may change, but for now yo...

November 12, 2013

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

...e of my blog. Enter terms like, custody, insurance, 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 ch...

February 28, 2014

Experiments with : File Disposal – The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 as an Office Computer – and An Alternative to Expensive Litigation Software

...I think it’s a great way to organize those pesky facts! Just read “CaseMap 101”. It is NOT rocket science. n. The beauty of my spreadsheets, which, by the way, I have never used and do not warrant, is that anyone familiar with a spreadsheet can enter the witness name and contact data, document date and description, and other data. o. Once you have identified 5-10 legal and factual issues, you can link the data to the proper issue(s). p. You will...

February 15, 2018

An Example of Unbundling of Legal Services

...Provided him a copy of WV’s Alimony Statute. Gave him my handouts “Divorce 101”: https://wp.me/p4utce-4Q Ghost wrote his Answer to Divorce Petition, his counter-petition, 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...