44 Search Results for "Equitable Distribution"

December 8, 2013

Family Law Practice Tip – Equitable Distribution and Alimony Spreadsheets

...er Interested in Family Law Cc: Burton Hunter Subject: Your Request for my Equitable Distribution and Budget Excel Workbook Hi (Young Lawyer Interested in Family Law); Thanks for giving me the chance to clean up and share my Equitable Distribution Excel Workbook. Note that this one assumes you are representing the wife as petitioner. I need to have four forms. Two each for wife and husband, as Petitioner and as Respondent. But, it takes only 5-10...

March 7, 2018

2018 Update: Equitable Distribution: WV Divorce Property Law

...ch different than when two people of similar status marry young. WV is an “equitable distribution state”, not a “community property state”. Here is a practical, not scholarly, explanation: 1. If it was purchased during the marriage, whether by one person’s paycheck or both, whether titled in one or both names, and even if it a lottery winnings from a ticket bought from a cashed paycheck, it is marital. 2. If it was inherited by, deeded to, or gift...

August 31, 2012

Equitable Distribution – WV Divorce Property Law

...ch different than when two people of similar status marry young. WV is “An equitable distribution state”, not a “community property state”. Here is a practical, not scholarly, explanation: 1. If it was purchased during the marriage, whether by one person’s paycheck or both, whether titled in one or both names, and even if it a lottery winnings from a ticket bought from a cashed paycheck, it is marital. 2. If it was inherited by, deeded to, or gift...

February 5, 2021

Divorce: Gathering the Critical Details of Marital Assets and Debts

...kbook for our “Financial Information Intake Spreadsheet” and our “Proposed Equitable Distribution Spreadsheet”. A colleague from Spokane Wa. requested the workbook, and I was happy to comply That prompted me to review, revise, and streamline the forms and make sure all the links are still working. Below are links to the pdf. files of the “Husband” and the “Wife” workbooks. I always keep my client in the left two columns of the proposed distributio...

April 3, 2014

Table of Contents

...each other … 2013/12/12 2013-12-12 00:11:00 A New Post to My Sister Blog – Equitable Distribution and Alimony Workbooks Practical Tips to my Colleagues – Equitable Distribution and Budget Spreadsheets – Budget:http://tinyurl.com/l2mdp6r 2013/12/08 2013-12-08 22:15:00 Family Law Practice Tip – Equitable Distribution and Alimony Spreadsheets Note to the reader: If you are a colleague who would like the Excel Workbook described below, just write me …...

September 18, 2011

The Mystery of Equitable Estoppel

...he property where he built the barn. It is called “color of title”. I like equitable or promissory estoppel because someone really screwed up, but is given a second chance because the person who would otherwise get the benefit of the mistake does not deserve it. He knew his neighbor was in the wrong but let him act “to his detriment” anyway. It is not fair a party to get a windfall from silence. In the instance above, the barn builder reasonably r...

September 24, 2015

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

...g/perspectives-of-a-small-town-lawyer-2/page/15/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/equitable-distribution-wv-divorce-property-law/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/divorce-101-handout-october-5-2011/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-family-court/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/lessons-from-hatfields-mccoys/ 13. https://hunterlawfirm.net/family-law-practice-tip-equitable-distribution-and-alimony-spreadsheets/ These are some of my favorite posts, on my v...

December 30, 2014

Low Tech Fundamentals of Running a Law Office

...retaking 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”.) My stuff isn’t “copy-writed”. Any colleague can “borrow” them. Hunter’s letter to new clients, explaining who he is...

November 18, 2021

WHAT ARE THE “RIGHTS” OF UNMARRIED PARENTS?

...ribution” statute that protects married persons. https://hunterlawfirm.net/equitable-distribution-wv-divorce-property-law/ The URLs contained within this article reference my other writings related to these subjects. Two people can pool their resources and acquire vehicles, houses, personal property, and even cash, but when things get nasty, and they part ways, they either have to figure it out for themselves or seek help in Magistrate Court or Ci...