Things to do Before Filing for Divorce
1. Educate Yourself About the Process Before filing for any family law action, such as divorce (or Legal Separation and Committed...
Violations of Court Orders: Enforcement, Contempt, and Punitive Sanctions.
In Family Law, often a party does not comply with the Court's Order. When that happens, what can be done? In Washington there are a...
Parental Alienation
One of the unfortunate aspects of family law in Washington State is sometimes a bitter, heated dispute between parents breaks out over...
Paternity
In Washington State, if parents are not married, the issues of a Parenting Plan and Child Support may be decided by a parentage...
Parenting Plan--Who Speaks for the Child?
In contested family law cases with children, emotions can run high and allegations plentiful if child custody is an issue. When both...
Post-Secondary Educational Support
In Washington State, postsecondary educational support can be ordered to require parents to pay for college for their children. In...
Legal Separation
In Washington State, married couples can file for a legal separation or they can file for a divorce (dissolution of marriage). The...
Mediation - Settlement Conferences
Most family law cases are resolved through mediation (also known as a settlement conference). This eliminates the need to go through a...
Relocation with Children - Notice and Objection
Emotions can run very high, when a primary residential parent decides to relocate from the area for a variety of reasons such as, a...
Relocation with Children - Basis For Determination
The decision to relocate can have an immense impact on the children and the other parent’s time with them. A prior post discussed the...
