Is my spouse liable for student loans i obtained before we got married?

If the loans are through the federal governments, the loans likely are discharged upon your death. More information is at...

Relocating to another state before divorce is final

Persons in the armed forces cannot be sued while they are away for duty. So, you likely cannot file and prosecute any court proceeding on your...

May 2011 is already here. Assuming, for the sake of discussion, that the lease in invalid, in WA, when there is no written residential rental...

I would like to represent myself at a meretricious dissolution settlement conference. However, my attorney has not withdrawn

As long as the court records still show that a party is represented by an attorney, the court will not allow that party to come to court to...

Can i go back to my maiden name before the divorce is finalized? if yes how?

In WA, an adult has the common law right to use any name she wants to as long as the purpose is not unlawful (such as to deceive somebody). As a...

What recourse do we have to get the money we are due?

Persons who are sued sometimes countersue. You should check with your attorney whether the tenant has any probable cause of action against...

If one spouse is 62 and the other 45 years of age can this affect the division of community property?

The ages of the spouses can be a factor in a court's division of assets and debts. Given the younger spouse in this case is 45-year-old and a man,...

One parent has no authority to schedule activities for a child that would interfere with the other parent's scheduled time with the other parent...

Two main requirements for the court to order one spouse to pay spousal maintenance to the other spouse are that the paying spouse has the financial...

How do I word in a proposed parenting plan that has one child with each parent: child support is 0, due to each parent having

Just because each parent has one child does not necessarily mean there is no child support due. For example, if one parent makes much more money...