Washington state I have been physically separated for 8 months and paying my bills with my income. Can I claim only my income?

Navigators can offer free assistance with filling out your application correctly and answer questions such as this; find one...

If my ex-husband and I don't agree on our parenting plan, what are the next steps?

It is cannot set a hearing to finalize an agreed dissolution when children are involved if there is not also an agreed parenting plan. (I assumed...

My Ex and I have a mutually agreed upon order for support. In Wa State, is there a way to modify the order?

Regardless of whether the previous order was reached by agreement or a court's ruling, she can definitely ask the court to modify it now. A...

My husband is a French resident alien, if we divorce would his status as an alien disqualify him from having to pay alimony?

With the facts you stated, Washington has jurisdiction over the marriage and your husband, without regard to his citizenship status, and can order...

My children have reached 18 and the state is still collecting child support.

Child support does not necessarily end when a child reaches 18 - you should check section 3.13 of your child support order to confirm when your...

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The father of my children their noncustodial parent is moving out of state, and has stopped paying child-support for months now

The Child Relocation Act, which is summarized in section 3.14 of every WA parenting plan, only requires the person with whom the children reside a...

Can I be forced to pay for my daughter's extra curricular high school field trip?

Your position seems perfectly reasonable, and your ex's doesn't seem to make any sense, but without reviewing the specific language of your court...

Income of a new spouse, by itself, is not grounds for modification of child support. The standard calculations are based on the incomes of the...

As Mr. Hawkins correctly states, the professionals involved in a family law case play discrete roles--a mental health evaluator makes assessments...

Will I have to get preplacement and post-placement reports?

For step-parent adoptions, only a post-placement report is required, you do not need a pre-placement report.