How can DSHS create and enforce child support orders on married but separated parents with no custody decrees or parenting plan

Yes. See my AVVO Legal Guides on child support for more information about the legal issues raised by your inquiry. Please keep in mind that...

I am tiring to find a divorce attorney that is licensed in Washington and Montana?

I assume from what you have posted that you are the wife living in Wenatchee, and your husband filed a divorce in Montana and served you in WA. If...

Remarried assuming divorce doc's where legal. Found out lawyer was disbarred in 2001 & decree was falsified

You should consult with an experienced attorney, who will review the pleadings and interview you for more details. It sounds like you remarried...

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How to change legal separation writing before it becomes divorce. Maintenance for five years instead of two. How?

If you have a decree of legal separation, you must wait 6 months after entry of the decree. At that time, either party can ask the court to convert...

What date do the courts use when they consider the length of the actual marriage when they split assets/alimony in a WA divorce?

The separation date is a factual question for the trial judge to decide. If at time of trial the parties have physically separated with the intent...

Can I ask the WA courts for an extension on the trial date and the discovery deadlines?

(1) See my prior answers to other questions you posted (2) Your attorney will probably advise you not to ask for a continuance. The courts don't...

How can I get a divorce if the other party is refusing to comply, show up, or answer to the present proceedings/motions?

(1) See my earlier answers to other questions you posted. (2) If your husband is in total noncompliance at the time of trial, the court can order...

What happens to all my sole and separate property and my 1/2 of the marital property if I had to flee across the country?

On the DV issue, you can apply for a protective order in your local court. If you relocated to another state, you should be able to establish...

How do you show the courts that my husband has dissipated a majority of our marital estate?

If this case proceeds to trial, you should ask the court to exclude all your husband's evidence. The court has the equitable power to do this when...

Is child support paid to the child at 18 if she is still in High School?

Normally child support is required until age 18 or graduation, whichever is later. It’s always best to consult with a good family law attorney to...