Divorce

At the King County status conference, the judge will not enter final orders unless they have been signed by the other side. If the Clerk's form...

Consequences of claiming benefits

The easy answer is to your question: "Is it a right thing to do". Probably not; it's better to make your arguments on the merits, and let the...

Best way to uphold

The other side may be allowed to argue that they should not be bound by their earlier agreement, for various reasons. What won't change is that the...

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Temp order counter

First, I will respond using the local court rules for King County. Other counties' procedures and deadlines may differ. Motions on the family...

How do you determine the amount per child for deviations to support?

Unlike the support worksheets and the Economic Table, no formula has been adopted as law in Washington state. The Northwest Justice Project...

Wait period is over

First, it is not worthwhile trying to re-argue over whether the court should have found commission of DV, or that its No Contact Order was...

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Do you need a lawyer to do a parenting agreement.

On the refusal to pay child support, you should call the King County Prosecuting Attorney, Family Support Division. They would be glad to bring a...

Father doesn't agree to pay 50% of daycare as it states in the order of support, what now?

On the other hand, if this is the only time he refused after two years of paying, count your blessings. Don't sweat the small stuff, especially...

If one of the spouses moves out before the other's stock options vest, is that stock shared as part of community property?

The most important Washington state cases dealing with stock options in a dissolution are Marriage of Short (1995) and Marriage of Shui (2006) (you...

Mediation/divorce/bankruptcy/joint custody

I will tackle a couple of the other questions you asked. You should check with your bankruptcy attorney to ask how your Chapter 13 plan might...