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March 15, 2014

Paternity/Allocation of Parental Rights

...dren. I represent women who wish to establish paternity so they can obtain child support from their children’s fathers. I also represent fathers who want to have a right to participate in their children’s lives. I more frequently represent women who are struggling to support children without the financial help of the father. I will file for an allocation of parental rights and represent the mother as we establish a parenting plan and file for chil...

November 20, 2012

2012 Seminars Attended to Date

...T VALUING PROPERTY IN A NUTSHELL 2012-10-20 LISA LYNN MORGANTOWN ALIMONY & CHILD SUPPORT WVCLE FAMILY LAW MS 2012 FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS TO KEEP IN MIND WITH ALIMONY & CHILD SUPPORT 2012-10-20 ROGER A. GRIFFITH MORGANTOWN VALUING A BUSINESS WVCLE FAMILY LAW MS 2012 VALUING A BUSINESS, READING A TAX RETURN, & PRESENTING EQUIT. DISTRIB 2012-10-20 DANIEL L. SELBY MORGANTOWN CHILDRENS BEST INTEREST TRAINING FOR FAMILY COURT & CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT GAL...

November 24, 2012

Children, Guardians Ad Litem, The Law, and Society

...ng the standards under which a guardian ad litem, appointed to represent a child or children, should operate. As a result of that case, a new set of written standards, Rule 47 of the Family Court Rules, have been issued. My thought was the potential guardians just need to study that case and those rules, but I was wrong. Most, but not all, of the 1000 or so lawyers who attended the seminars, or ordered the cd’s, want to be appointed as guardian fo...

March 6, 2011

General Provisions Regarding Spousal Support, WV Statute

...ter specifically require the particular type of allowance to be treated as child support or a division of marital property. Spousal support may be paid as a lump sum or as periodic installments without affecting its character as spousal support. (b) Spousal support is divided into four classes which are: (1) Permanent spousal support; (2) temporary spousal support, otherwise known as spousal support pendente lite; (3) rehabilitative spousal suppor...

February 19, 2021

Family Law in WV: A Deep Dive

...ouse’s employment benefits such as medical insurance. Petitions to Modify (child support, custody, or alimony) Petitions to modify a court order may seek to increase, decrease, or terminate child support, modify the allocation of parental time, transfer primary custody (residential care), or allow one parent to relocate to another state with the parties’ children. The alleged grounds for modification generally require a substantial change in circu...

June 19, 2018

WV’s Child Custody Relocation Statute: A Critical Issue for Parents and Children

...en she said that my blog had only an oblique reference to “relocation of a child”. So, here is a “quick fix” and my serious warning: 1. The good news for the parent who objects to their child moving away, you now have a fighting chance. The good news for the parent who desires to move is that you can make a reasonable prediction of the eventual outcome if you do your homework. 2. The WV Relocation Statute, WV Code 48-9-403, is rather straightforwa...

March 15, 2014

Modifications/Contempt

...l, you may need to file a modification to the court ordered child custody, child support, spousal support or property division agreement If you have lost your job or for some other reason cannot keep up with your child support payments, do not make an informal agreement with your child’s other parent. It will not hold up in court. Unless and until you file for a post-divorce modification, you will continue to owe the original amount of child suppo...

March 22, 2010

Common Mistakes of Divorcing Parties

...g “the Golden Rule, yet such behavior is utterly common. 4. Failure to pay child support or contribute to the family budget voluntarily post separation. Clearly, there are fundamental bills that have to be paid. Collaboration by the parties and making sure they get paid is critically important but often strongly resisted. Couples with $15,000 of unsecured consumer debt have been spending $300-$500 a month more than they make for years. Yet, often...

March 24, 2021

Ideas to Improve the “One Size Fits All WV Child Custody Bill”, HB 2364

.... Sniff out and deal with the parent who seeks 50%/50% in order to avoid a child support obligation. That’s not a good enough reason. 11. Please don’t remove discretionary powers of our very capable family court judiciary to sniff out the facts and apply them to each case. 12. Fund the appointment of guardians ad litem (lawyers for the children). 13. Don’t require a fee waiver for parents who clearly can’t afford their lawyer and to pay for a guar...

November 18, 2021

WHAT ARE THE “RIGHTS” OF UNMARRIED PARENTS?

...to social media, and would give them a temporary framework to share their child or children until the initial hearing. Alas, no such law exists other than a rarely used procedure called an “Ex Parte Petition or Motion ”. There is a form for such motions produced by the West Virginia Supreme Court administrative office, and available in the circuit clerk’s office, but usually a lawyer is needed to obtain emergency relief without an evidentiary hea...