Most likely, yes, an attorney trained and certified in Collaborative Law processes consistent with RCW 7.77 (Uniform Collaborative Law Act) will...

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In Washington state pending dependency case if judge states on record they have no jurisdiction over my other kid what does mean

The information provided is insufficient to answer your question definitively. There are 2 statutes, which are a bit complicated, especially for a...

In a relocation case, if a parenting plan is 50/50, is there still a presumption in favor of the relocating parent?

This is a controversial question to answer from a legal standpoint. The Child Relocation Act (RCW 26.09.405 et. seq.) requires a "parent with whom...

What legal action can be taken?

Aside from getting her consent to separate their finances (Property Agreement), which sounds unlikely, he should hire a lawyer to file either a...

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50/50 parenting plan with $0 child support. The transfer payment of $0 includes medical premium. Do I owe?

It depends; probably yes, you would owe 50% of health care costs, even though it appears the premium for the children's health care insurance has...

I have a couple suggestions.first, you should understand that court process is a matter of comparing what should happen based on orders from the...

Should child support payments be paid from marital funds?

Child support should be paid from the earnings of a divorcing spouse or ex spouse. Those earnings are presumptively community property until there...

Parenting Plan not being followed, child being withheld from mother.

A basic description of how the contempt process works and other helpful resources may be found at:...

If a party makes misrepresentation to the court in a modification case

The court has authority to restrict vistation based on RCW 26.09.191, which it must consider in any custody decision before turning to the other...

How many people are too many to have at a CPS/Police Investigation interview?

I served as the attorney for CPS for 10 years in Eastern Washington from 1996-2006, but I didn't directly supervise CPS interviews. Thus, my...