Spokane, WA
Divorce and separation Lawyer at Spokane, WA
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Child Custody ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Husband's appeal of maintenance denied
Husband was ordered to pay maintenance, complained at trial that the wife was fired from her job for cause so maintenance was inappropriate. The court disagreed..
OUTCOME: Won and remanded for ruling consistent with findings
Superior Court gave father credit for condo, food, entertainment, and other "non-visitation" allowances to the tune of about $350 off his child support for visiting his handicapped children in San Dieg ... o. The court over turned this credit and remanded to determine the correct support using the statutes.
OUTCOME: Won custody back for mother
The grandparents won custody of their daughters child at trial because they said she made bad decisions about men. The appeals court vacated the ruling and gave the child back to mother.
OUTCOME: Both orders dismissing the Petitions were vacated, judge taken off
Overturned a denial of a custody modification because of a failure to recognize a proper affidavit of bias against the judge.
OUTCOME: Won the case, the trial's ruling overturned and remanded
Defined what a "custody order" is and overturned a trial decision taking child from mother
OUTCOME: Won child given back to mother
Court gave child to relatives without cause. The case was vacated and child returned to mother and new siblings
OUTCOME: Successful
Rep'd natural father against his mother re: his 13 yr old daughter. Trial judge gave grandma custody, even though father took back his daughter before grandma filed a 3rd party complaint. We appealed. ... Div.III Appeals court upheld trial court; Supreme court granted review and found substantial error and vacated entire decision sending daughter back to father in California [daughter was extremely happy with this outcome]
OUTCOME: Successful defense
Gay meretricious relationship case. This case changed Washington Law as it formalized calling non-marital couples a "long term committed intimate relationship" doing away with antiquated labels based o ... n a term like "meretricious" that has a definition which in itself demeans the relationship by calling it "like marriage". Washington statutes now use this new term in their statutes and forms. Mr. Fregeau appealed a finding of such a relationship, however, he lost.
OUTCOME: Successful - overturned trial & appeals court ruling
3rd party custody case. We rep the natural mother. Trial court gave step mom my client's son, saying she did not prove she was a proper parent for her son. Div.III of Appeals upheld the trial court and ... we filed for Supreme Court review. It was granted and the trial court and appeals court were overturned clarifying 3rd party laws - placing burden of proof on them not on the natural parent
OUTCOME: Successful + Fees
I rep. the mother, father owed back payments for a long period. He claimed mom took too long to file the motion for judgment and should be barred by "Laches". He filed an appeal of judgment - we won th ... e judgment and obtained fees under RCW 26.18.160
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