Purcell Law

Mathew was raised in Wenatchee and graduated from Wenatchee high school in 2001. He attended Central Washington University and graduated Cum Laude with a B.A. in Law and Justice with a minor in Political Science. After passing the California Bar exam in February of 2010, and only practicing as an associate for 3 months, Mathew was asked to enter into a partnership with a long-standing Family Law practitioner.

High net worth can add complexity to issues such as property division, child support, and spousal maintenance, necessitating that only skilled and highly knowledgeable attorneys handle these types of cases. In our experience, high-stakes divorce cases can be dramatic, resource-intensive, long, and stressful for both the client and the lawyer.

Service members and their families experience the demands of military service daily, and these demands can take their toll. For military couples facing divorce, other unique challenges may exist. Where should I initiate a divorce action when my military spouse is on an active duty assignment in a remote location?.

When it comes to dissolving a marriage, the process most people are familiar with is the traditional method of resolving a divorce using our system of justice which is rooted in the adversarial process.

And although the vast majority of divorce cases are resolved by negotiated agreement between the parties, if parties are unable to reach a settlement in family law matters using the traditional approach, the parties must go to court and present their cases before a judge, the ultimate goal being to convince the judge to rule in favor of your desired outcome.Litigation has both advantages and shortcomings.

Qualified Domestic Relations Orders or "QDROs" are specialized orders meant to divide a qualified plan under ERISA. The term is commonly used to describe these often post-decree orders that divide many retirement plan benefits. People will often get divorced and forget that the retirement order has never been entered; this can be a very detrimental occurrence that should be dealt with as soon as practicably possible after a divorce.