While your divorce impacts you because you are losing a partner, it can also significantly impact your family and children. Working through the trauma of a divorce with your family is vital for bonding, creating a stronger relationship, and providing security during uncertain times. If...
Divorce is always emotionally draining, but it’s especially traumatic whenever children are involved. When parents disagree on aspects like custody, support, and visitation, the divorce process can become a prolonged battle that makes everyone involved miserable. Fathers are understandably apprehensive about child custody: for decades, courts...
In Washington state, divorcing couples can negotiate nearly all aspects of their lives after they split. A proposed divorce settlement that the partners can present to the courts for approval may include everything from the division of property to child custody and support. To determine a...
When a marriage is over, divorcing couples must agree to the terms that will govern their post-divorce lives. These include property division, child custody and support, and alimony (spousal support). Some couples can work together amicably to come to terms on these issues, while others...
Going through a divorce can be a lonely and stressful time for any individual—especially when many different aspects are involved, including children, assets, and properties. It can be even more challenging to get a divorce without your spouse because it may require more steps to...
When you get a divorce, one spouse will often make alimony payments to the other. The courts will order spousal support so that your ex-spouse can return to the lifestyle they had prior to your marriage. However, if you are looking to reduce your alimony...
Divorce can bring out the worst in people. Suddenly, someone who didn’t care much about material possessions insists on taking all the wedding silver, or an inexpensive souvenir of a long-past vacation becomes a dealbreaker for both partners when negotiating property division. Holding your emotions in...
Couples that live in community property states often assume that should they ever split, their property will be divided evenly between them. But it’s not as simple as that. In Washington state, courts are required to find a “just and equitable” division of property. This means...
Couples who have been together for years without getting married may approach the idea of marriage with an “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” attitude. That’s fine, but both partners in the arrangement should understand the legal ramifications of choosing to remain unmarried. Committed Intimate...
If your relationship has deteriorated to the point where you are sure you cannot remain married, divorce makes sense. But the common misconceptions about divorce lawyers may lead you astray at a time when you badly need a knowledgeable advocate. Do not let the myths...