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For many divorcing couples in Washington, property division is the most contentious issue that spouses grapple with. Divorcing spouses with minor children often understand that they need to cooperate for the sake of the children, at least when it comes to settling...
Realizing that divorce is imminent often forces people to take stock of their lives from both a personal and a financial perspective. You may realize that you need to make some major adjustments to your lifestyle or your plans for the future, especially if you are 50...
Your engagement is a time of breathless anticipation and possibly stressful planning. It is a time when the two of you may be on your best behavior toward one another, trying to show that your upcoming marriage will be a wonderful and meaningful commitment....
Parents who share custody have to mutually support their children until they become adults. Your standard Washington custody and child support orders will remain in effect until your child turns 18 or finishes high school. At that point, your child is an adult in the...
When you got married, you knew that you and your spouse follow different religions. At the time, maybe you thought that it wouldn't be a big deal in your relationship in the two of you could coexist without a problem. That has changed somewhat after your divorce. The...
There is nothing worse than thinking that you’re going to have custody of your child for the weekend or the next week only to receive a message that the other parent isn’t dropping them off or to get to the pick-up point and have no one there at all. This kind of...
When you and your spouse decided that divorce was right for you, you both agreed to go into mediation. You tried it for several weeks, but you quickly found that although your spouse agreed to attend, they had no real intention of negotiating with you. At that point,...
If you didn’t marry when you were sober or you want to erase the fact that you were ever married to your spouse because of lies they’ve told you, an annulment may be right for you. An annulment differs from a divorce because it gives you the option to make it so that...
Divorcing someone with a personality disorder presents a host of challenges. This person can be paranoid, emotionally unstable and have antisocial behaviors; they can be attention-seeking or volatile. Because of these factors, the divorce process can look different if...