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October 1, 2021

Child Custody in WV: an Update of “The Maze”

...article, “The Maze of Child Custody in WV”. https://hunterlawfirm.net/the-maze-of-wv-child-custody-issues-just-dropping-crumbs-wont-get-you-out/ Just a summary and update. In WV the Family Court has primary jurisdiction of children’s issues, sharing of time, access to records, and decision making for married and unmarried parents. The appellate Court for Family Court, which also “shares jurisdiction”, is the County Circuit Court which is the Cour...

February 14, 2016

The Maze of WV Child Custody Issues – Just Dropping Crumbs Won’t Get You Out

...be good in giving you perspective. I assure you child custody is still “a maze” and you must be very careful not to get lost in it. This article needs a major rewrite. But these comments in red will have to do for now. I have posted a few articles discussing the recent quiet Revolution in custody in WV. Here is just the tip of the iceberg. The law in initial custody determinations has changed. The requirement of a “caretaking functions” percentag...

January 15, 2020

The Custody Revolution in WV

...ed to speak of Adoption, Fostering to Adopt, Guardianship, Psychological Parent issues, Grandparents’ visitation, Abuse and Neglect, and Juvenile Delinquency, and the role of the Guardian Ad Litem. Here my last big article “The Maze of Child Custody in WV” and several related articles. Of course, if you have something immediate and pressing, just give me a call. 304 472-7477; or write me hunterjb@hunterlawfirm.net . https://hunterlawfirm.net/?s=Th...

March 12, 2017

House Bill 2658: “The One Size Fits All, Children Can Go to Hell, Custody Law”

...courts. It is no coincidence that a year ago I tackled what I called, “The Maze of WV Child Custody Issues” in my blog. Here is the link to that article which describes the evolving concepts that resulted in the current parenting laws: https://hunterlawfirm.net/the-maze-of-wv-child-custody-issues-just-dropping-crumbs-wont-get-you-out/ It is not an easy read, but reading it will help you understand what a huge step backwards House Bill 2658 is and...

March 24, 2021

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

...ins some good ideas. 3. I attach here a few of my chapters. I suggest “The Maze of Child Custody in WV”, a look Prior To our current law that removed the requirement for “caretaking functions” calculations. It ain’t simple. 4. I also include my two articles on “winning” a child custody case by showing you can involve the other parent in the lives of the children. 5. IF there is gong to be a presumption in favor of 50%/50%, please leave incentive f...

September 25, 2013

A Small Town Lawyer’s Opinion on Keeping One’s Views to One’s Self.

...lawed, but decent and accomplished, lawyer to guide her or him through the maze. If that is not what you want, HIRE THE OTHER GUY! Only hire me if your child is worth more to you than you are. If you are not yet that type of person, I will likely accept your money or your case, but we will have tension. And do not hire me if my politics, religion, or philosophy has to be the same as yours. Mine is not the same as anybody else’s. I not running for...

April 8, 2018

Brand New WV Custody and Alimony Law

...tody”; you will find 67 articles including the two listed above, plus “The Maze of Child Custody in WV”, which will now have to be revised. (Drats!), and my “Winning Your Child Custody Case” and “Winning Your Custody Case II”. The last two define “winning” as involving the other parent and learning to co-parent as the definition of “winning”. This new law has that language about involving the other parent, so something has been in the works for at...

February 19, 2021

Family Law in WV: A Deep Dive

...urt has been impacted by the Covid 19 Virus and how best to negotiate “the maze” of family law. Each Judge has her/his method of implementing the WV Supreme Court’s emergency orders, and its own rules. This article is being written one year into the Covid 19 pandemic. The court system is under great stress. Many attorneys and judges have become infected. All are heavily stressed. The majority of hearings have to be conducted remotely. Trials have...

November 18, 2021

WHAT ARE THE “RIGHTS” OF UNMARRIED PARENTS?

...t article I wrote on child custody: Child Custody in WV: an Update of “The Maze” – Attorney J. Burton Hunter III : Attorney J. Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net) Unmarried parents will usually have to follow procedures requiring the filing of a “Petition For Allocation of Parental Rights”, formerly known as a “Paternity Suit”. At the very beginning of my career “paternity suits” could be “slugfests” over who had sex with whom, when, and how oft...

April 21, 2022

Our Helpful Resources: Writings and Videos

...but the point, of course, it that I can be your capable guide through “The Maze” of our legal system. It is not a place you should go by yourself. I market myself as a good lawyer, vastly experienced, who will guide you in protecting your rights, your family’s, and particularly children’s. But, this lawyer doesn’t want you as a client if you are looking for a “cut-throat” lawyer. I take on my adversaries head-on, and always signaling that collabor...