Going through a divorce is one of the most stressful and difficult things you will ever do. Whether you've been thinking about it for a long time or were just served with papers, you need to take action and figure out the next steps. Finding the right family law attorney is critical. I am known for my determination and integrity.
I will listen to your concerns, explain your legal rights, help you understand your choices and create a strategy appropriate to your situation. As a divorced parent with two children, I have a unique perspective and approach, especially when dealing with high conflict situations. You can count on me to give you an honest assessment of your case and an understandable roadmap to your future.
I will listen to your concerns, explain your legal rights, help you understand your choices and create a strategy appropriate to your situation. As a divorced parent with two children, I have a unique perspective and approach, especially when dealing with high conflict situations. You can count on me to give you an honest assessment of your case and an understandable roadmap to your future.
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My style is very direct and clients can count on this when I talk with them, analyze the case strategy, negotiate with the other side, or argue in court. At every stage of the divorce process, you need a family law attorney who will give you solid and practical advice. I do not represent clients who plan to use the court or me as a way to punish their spouses.
In Washington, a divorce is called a "dissolution of marriage". It is started by filing and serving a petition for dissolution. A divorce case is finalized through the entry of Findings of Fact, a Decree of Dissolution (divides property and debts, awards spousal maintenance, orders a name change, enters restraints).
In a Washington, the court order regarding where a child should live is called a Parenting Plan. There is a blank mandatory Parenting Plan form for your review under my Resources tab. The residential schedule covers regular school days, holidays, special occasions, school breaks, i.e., the rules of where you child should reside every day of the year.
Many unmarried parents want to have a parenting plan entered by the Court in order to have an enforceable visitation schedule and rules in place. Child support may also need to be determined if there is no administrative child support order in place. The first step is to establish paternity.
If there is no adjudicated father or Acknowledgment of Paternity filed with the Washington State Registrar of Vital Statistics, then an unmarried parent can file a Petition for Establishment of Parentage.It there is a valid Acknowledgment of Paternity on file, then an unmarried parent can file a Petition to Establish Residential Schedule.
If there is no adjudicated father or Acknowledgment of Paternity filed with the Washington State Registrar of Vital Statistics, then an unmarried parent can file a Petition for Establishment of Parentage.It there is a valid Acknowledgment of Paternity on file, then an unmarried parent can file a Petition to Establish Residential Schedule.
There is no formula for dividing property and liabilities.
The statute, RCW 26.09.080, provides that the disposition of property and liabilities must be "just and equitable" after considering all relevant factors such as (1) nature and extent of community property, (2) nature and extent of separate property), (3) the duration of the marriage or domestic partnership and (4) the economic circumstances of each spouse or domestic partner at the time the division of property is to become effective.
The statute, RCW 26.09.080, provides that the disposition of property and liabilities must be "just and equitable" after considering all relevant factors such as (1) nature and extent of community property, (2) nature and extent of separate property), (3) the duration of the marriage or domestic partnership and (4) the economic circumstances of each spouse or domestic partner at the time the division of property is to become effective.
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