The state of West Virginia takes child support obligations seriously. If you have or share custody of your child or children, and the other parent is not making support payments as agreed, you have options for securing the support that your kids are entitled to....
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), forensic bitemark analysis has no scientific validity. This recent report is not the first time so-called bitemark evidence has been refuted. Scientists balked at the idea when the court system in...
While divorce is a legal and formal way to terminate a marriage, spouses' responsibility to each other doesn't always end there. Often, the court may order one spouse to help the other establish their life post-divorce in West Virginia through financial support called...
One of the hardest things a parent might ever face is losing custody of their child. At that moment, the parent might feel like there is no way to fix the situation and lose hope of living with their child again. However, parents who find themselves in this situation...
Large scale money laundering is typically associated with drug cartels, organized crime and terrorism. But small-scale money laundering isn’t uncommon and the penalties can be severe. While money laundering investigations and trials are rare, many commonplace...
With the recent outbreak of communicable diseases in the United States, many parents in West Virginia are taking measures like vaccinating their children to protect them. However, there have been controversies on the safety of vaccines used for this purpose, where...
Divorces present major problems for couples in West Virginia who also operate a business. Successful business owners commonly want to continue their operation, but in a different ownership structure. This means that proactive steps must be taken in some manner,...
Securities fraud is when people make a false statement about a company's value and others use this information to make financial decisions. Executives on a board who buy and sell stocks from nonpublic information are committing inside trading. West Virginia laws state...
West Virginia divorces that involve medical practices as a marital asset will involve challenging the financial representation of the other party, so there is an inherent level of confrontation in the experience. But that's no reason to back down from your entitled...
Parenting plans are central to the success of co-parenting relationships. And as West Virginia parents are planning their co-parenting journey, they should be aware of what they need to include in their parenting plan to ensure it works for their family dynamic....
