Can I be made financially responsible for a family member with out my signature or consent on a Power of Attorney?

Being named or nominated as an attorney in fact does not mean that you have any obligation to pay for debts of the principal. You can be listed,...

A job where you have a place to live as part of your employment is exempt from the residential landlord tenant act. See RCW 59 18 040 (8). That...

In WA you can be served by abode service - that means if the process server comes to your house (where you live) and serves a person who also lives...

What are my options? Do I need an attorney?

Please start by writing to your landlord, not calling. They have no obligation to do anything unless or until you write them. So start there. Then,...

Can I restrict overnight visits until age 4 or 5?

You can ask the court to establish a residential schedule or parenting plan that takes the child's needs and developmental issues into account. A...

My tenant is missing. he has owed 2 months rent so far. What I can do as a landlord at this kind of situation?

Abandonment, under the caselaw of WA, requires a default in the payment of rent AND some sort of affirmative act on the part of the tenant. Here,...

Citing to a statute in a temporary orders hearing without caselaw to bolster the interpretation the movant is requesting that the Court adopt is...

I need to know what I can do to stop eviction. Lost job only have Social Security which will not cover my rent.

You have gotten good counsel here. There is no automatic rule that says you must pay two month's rent to get out of your lease. Your landlord is...

Trial Memorandum

You can always send mail to an attorney at his address of record and you never need to pay to send it certified, he is required to accept mail at...

What are the landlord's responsibilities when a repair he did causes a leak and mold?

There are two statutes you utilize in conjunction with one another to deal with issues like this. Start by reading RCW 59 18 115, and then RCW 59...