Distribution of Assets and Debts in a Divorce © Bruce Clement
Mar 18, 2011
The court must provide for the distribution of assets and debts when it dissolves a marriage. All things being equal, both spouses should receive an equal portion of the net marital estate (i.e., asset...
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Divorce Defaults Part 2 - The "Informal Appearance" Rule © Bruce Clement
Feb 14, 2011
You can default your spouse in a divorce case if they have not filed a response to your petition to dissolve the marriage. No notice of the motion for default need be given unless they have filed a Not...
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Divorce Defaults Part 1: Default Overview in Washington State © Bruce Clement
Feb 14, 2011
If you have filed and served a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and your spouse has not filed a Response to Petition within 20 days, you can get an Order of Default by filing a motion for default....
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Attorneys Fees in Divorce Cases © Bruce Clement
Feb 09, 2011
The family law court in Washington State is authorized to award attorney's fees in divorce cases. Usually this is done in only two situations: (1) a wide disparity in financial resources, or (2) one pa...
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Errors and Fraud in Divorce - How to Vacate the Orders (©Bruce Clement)
Feb 09, 2011
Sometimes a divorce is granted by error or fraud. When this happens, the court can vacate the divorce final orders, and schedule new hearings to correct orders that were entered through fraud, misrepre...
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Stalking as a Form of Domestic Violence in Washington State (©Bruce Clement)
Aug 15, 2010
Stalking is specifically included in the definition of domestic violence. This Legal Guide discusses the relevant statutes and rules to establish a stalking event as domestic violence. © Bruce Clement...
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Cyber-Stalking as Domestic Violence in Washington State (©Bruce Clement)
Aug 15, 2010
What is Cyberstalking? An example of cyber-stalking would be if a husband during a divorce used spyware to access his wife's home computer by using the "key stroke retrieval" or "screen shot" function...
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Relocation: Relocating with the Children (©Bruce Clement)
Aug 09, 2010
If the custodial parent relocates with the kids after a final Parenting Plan is adopted, the relocating parent must give formal notice of intent to relocate and give the other spouse an opportunity to ...
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The Cost of College: Post Secondary Education Support (PSES) in Washington State (©Bruce Clement)
Jun 17, 2010
Child support normally ends after a child is 18 and graduates from high school. If the child then enters college or a vocational school and wants to be supported by both parents, the child or either pa...
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International Child Custody (©Bruce Clement)
May 16, 2010
One of the most difficult legal issues in child custody cases is presented when one parent moves with the child to another country. This Legal Guide discusses some of the legal issues and solutions to ...
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