The breakup of your marriage, or a dispute over the parenting of your child, is a heartbreaking ordeal for everyone involved. The legal procedures can be confusing, time-consuming and frustrating, especially when you just want everything to be over with quickly and see your way through this time of your life.
Having a knowledgeable, determined and compassionate Family Law attorney on your side, who can explain your legal rights in easy-to-understand terms, will help you through this traumatic time in a dignified and honorable manner. Divorce or Legal Separation is always a serious matter, especially when children are involved.
Having a knowledgeable, determined and compassionate Family Law attorney on your side, who can explain your legal rights in easy-to-understand terms, will help you through this traumatic time in a dignified and honorable manner. Divorce or Legal Separation is always a serious matter, especially when children are involved.
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If a marriage falls apart and is considered "irretrievably broken, " one or both partners may seek a dissolution of the marriage. This court proceeding legally terminates the marriage. Washington is a "no-fault" state, which means that either party may file if they believe that the marriage is "irretrievably broken" without proving any wrongdoing on the part of the other party.
A legal separation allows you to remain legally married but ends the economic community, allowing each party to retain his or her earnings and be solely responsible for his or her debts incurred after separation. Major issues to be decided either by agreement or by the Court include division of property and debts, residential and support arrangements for any minor children, and spousal maintenance.
If you have a parenting plan that is no longer workable, if substantial changes have occurred since your original parenting plan or custody order was entered with the court, or if the other parent is not cooperative, you may be entitled to have your parenting plan or custody order changed. You don't need to put up with the hassle of having an unworkable plan or the other parent causing constant grief.
Mediation is a process by which an experienced professional third party aids you and your spouse find a satisfactory resolution to your conflict without the heartaches and financial burden of going to court.
The mediator does not make any decision for you, but rather organizes the discussion, provides general information and guides the process so that you have an opportunity to arrive at the best solution possible under often difficult circumstances.Mediation is very effective in resolving the majority of Parenting Plan and other family law related disputes - and it is far less expensive than going to trial.
The mediator does not make any decision for you, but rather organizes the discussion, provides general information and guides the process so that you have an opportunity to arrive at the best solution possible under often difficult circumstances.Mediation is very effective in resolving the majority of Parenting Plan and other family law related disputes - and it is far less expensive than going to trial.
Child Support is to be set in a manner that is fair, and based upon each parent's income and the time each parent is caring for the child. If you believe you are being unfairly penalized, either by child support that is set too low or too high, you are entitled to have the court set an amount that is fair, based upon guidelines set by the State of Washington.
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