Getting married soon want to draft a prenup? What is the cost in snohomish county?

I do not believe it is necessarily too late to sign a prenup. In 2012 the Washington Court of Appeals upheld a prenup signed 5 days before the...

I have had temporary custody of my two grandchildren for 5 years and would like to get full custody of them. What would I need?

It sounds like any lawyer you hire should look at whether you satisfy the "de facto parent" doctrine, which would allow the court to award custody...

How do we go about filing for guardianship of my 13 year old step daughter?

A nonparental custody case may be more effective than a guardianship, as the latter does not necessarily affect parental rights to make decisions...

Establishing a US trust account for foreign inheritance

You might be able to resolve this under Washington's Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution Act, which permits “any issue, question, or dispute...

Can I sue my father for refusing to sell my grandparents estate?

Assuming this is a Washington estate, RCW 11.76.010 generally requires the executor to file annual status reports. Often they are not filed and no...

Can the Personal representative file for SMALL ESTATE AFFIDAVIT (RCW 11.62.010) after 40 days?

I don't think you can use the small estate affidavit after a PR is appointed, because the statute says that the affidavit must state that "no...

Selected as the best answer

Under Washington law, the burden is on the party seeking to enforce the agreement to demonstrate that the agreement is either substantively or...

Can two sisters have power of atty over their mother?

You should check whether your more recent POA explicitly revokes the prior POA given to your sister. In any event Washington law (RCW 11.94.090...

Who has higher priority to an intestate estate? the adult child or non citizen spouse?

RCW 11.04.015 states that a surviving spouse inherits all community property and half of the decedent's separate property, and the other half goes...

Common law marriage and division of assets

From my blog post on the topic: Washington does not recognize common-law marriage. However, it has adopted the “committed intimate relationship”...