Attorney Sharon Jean Blackford's Legal Cases

Family

In The Matter Of Chea And Long, 34 Wn. App.2d 955, 573 P.3d 456 (2025) (published in part)

Jul 28, 2025

OUTCOME: My client won on appeal

Won reversal of parenting plan because the trial court failed to consider the necessary factors (RCW 26.09.187(3)) when creating the parenting plan. Convinced Court of Appeals to reverse trial court’s ... distribution of a home in Cambodia to client because the home was wholly owned by a third party in Cambodia; property allocation adjusted in client’s favor. Persuaded appellate court to throw out trial court’s unfavorable post-trial “supplemental findings” because trial court abused its discretion by substantially changing its decision after the final orders had been entered. Attorney fees awarded to client.

Family

In the Matter of the Parenting of L.G.D., 28 Wn. App.2d 1068 (2023)

Dec 24, 2023

OUTCOME: My client won.

Successfully reversed parenting plan, obtained a ruling that the trial court’s parenting conclusions were not supported by the findings. Persuaded appellate court that the trial court used the wrong la ... w (used RCW 26.09.187 rather than RCW 26.09.260) to evaluate the requested parenting plan modification and thereby abused its discretion.

Family

In the Matter of the Marriage of Harper, 27 Wn.App.2d 1061 (2023)

Aug 21, 2023

OUTCOME: My client won.

Successfully defended challenge to property distribution, maintenance, valuation and treatment of medical practice and future earnings, and character of large financial gift to the parties. Attorney fe ... es awarded to the client.

Family

In the Matter of the Marriage of Rich, 27 Wn. App.2d 1006 (2023)

Jun 20, 2023

OUTCOME: My client won.

Successfully reversed trial court’s relocation of children to Arizona, based on the trial court’s failure to understand seriousness of child’s medical and mental health needs; convinced appellate court ... that the trial court’s findings were not based on the evidence, that the trial court had considered irrelevant factors, that the trial court had wrongly disregarded the medical experts’ testimony about the child’s health, and had erred in finding the relocating party had good faith reasons to relocate, when it was proven at trial that the relocating party had lied about their reason for relocating.

Family

In the Matter of the Marriage of Hodge, 25 Wn.App.2d 1009 (2023)

Jan 03, 2023

OUTCOME: My client won.

Won reversal of trial court’s order awarding client a portion of husband’s pension as an asset, and then ordering same pension to be distributed to her monthly as “maintenance.” Successfully reversed t ... rial court’s 100% credit to husband of funds paid to maintain marital home during divorce proceedings. Convinced appellate court that trial court was wrong to include the income of other adults residing in client’s home when calculating maintenance where the evidence showed those adults contributed nothing to client’s expenses. Obtained order that court reconsider distribution of survivor benefit because it resulted in unjust distribution of marital property. Attorney fees awarded to client.

Family

Short v. Schrader, 20 Wn. App.2d 876 (2022)

Feb 08, 2022

OUTCOME: My client won.

Successfully reversed trial court’s ruling that mother may not relocate with child. Persuaded appellate court that trial court’s finding that relocation would not be a financial benefit to the mother a ... nd child was unsupported in the record; that trial court had misunderstood the mother’s motive for moving; that the trial court had double-counted a relocation factor against the mother; that the trial court erred when it counted six “neutral” factors as weighing against the mother’s relocation; and that the trial court had mistakenly ruled that it lacked authority to accept mother’s late answers to Requests For Admission.

Family

In re the Parenting and Support of M.M.M., 20 Wn.App.2d 1017 (2021)

Nov 29, 2021

OUTCOME: My client won.

Successfully reversed trial judge’s severe restrictions on mother based on findings of abuse and neglect of a child, abusive use of conflict, and substance abuse. Judge’s findings were held to be an ab ... use of judicial discretion. Mother won the right to a new, more favorable parenting plan without these findings.

Family

In the Matter of the Marriage of Chikoore, 18 Wn. App.2d 1002 (2021)

Jun 21, 2021

OUTCOME: My client won.

Successfully reversed all trial rulings against client. Won right to relocation which had been denied at trial; obtained primary custodianship of child/reversal of parenting plan; reversed denial of li ... fetime restraining order; reversed denial of RCW 26.09.191 restrictions on other parent; won the right to a different judge at rehearing. Obtained a ruling that the trial judge had exhibited bias against client throughout trial.

Family

In re the Matter of the Parenting and Support of A.J.B., 13 Wn.App.2d 1097 (2020)

Jun 15, 2020

OUTCOME: My client won.

Reversed parenting plan finding that father had committed physical abuse against child, case remanded to trial court to remove the parenting restrictions against father.

Criminal defense

U.S. v. Victor Gonzalez Vasquez, 719 F.3d 1086 (2013)

N/A

OUTCOME: Win - published

Application of USSG in probation

Sharon Jean Blackford's Legal Cases (12)

In The Matter Of Chea And Long, 34 Wn. App.2d 955, 573 P.3d 456 (2025) (published in part)

In the Matter of the Parenting of L.G.D., 28 Wn. App.2d 1068 (2023)

In the Matter of the Marriage of Harper, 27 Wn.App.2d 1061 (2023)

In the Matter of the Marriage of Rich, 27 Wn. App.2d 1006 (2023)

In the Matter of the Marriage of Hodge, 25 Wn.App.2d 1009 (2023)

Short v. Schrader, 20 Wn. App.2d 876 (2022)

In re the Parenting and Support of M.M.M., 20 Wn.App.2d 1017 (2021)

In the Matter of the Marriage of Chikoore, 18 Wn. App.2d 1002 (2021)

In re the Matter of the Parenting and Support of A.J.B., 13 Wn.App.2d 1097 (2020)

U.S. v. Victor Gonzalez Vasquez, 719 F.3d 1086 (2013)