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There are many emotions that people go through when they divorce in Washington. They may be angry, depressed, shocked and experience other emotions as well. While they are dealing with these emotions, they still need to make very important decisions that will affect...
You and your spouse have decided your marriage is over and you have separated. Still, now that you are living apart, what happens to your shared property? Where will your kids live? You know that these issues will be resolved during the divorce process, and once the...
If you pay child support in Washington, the amount owed is based on a statutory formula. There is no statutory formula for calculating alimony, referred to as maintenance in Washington. This gives courts more discretion in deciding how much maintenance to award and...
Divorce may be stressful and complicated. But deciding on custody and visitation issues and determining what is in the best interests of the children may be especially difficult. Children first The highest priority in child custody and other divorce matters should be...
It is often reported that an American marriage has over a 50% chance to end in divorce. But what many people may not know is that, according to the U.S. Census Data and career website Zippia, by age 30, your divorce chances are different depending on your job. Who has...
If you are going through a rocky patch in your marriage, you may think you are unique, alone in your marital problems. However, by some estimates marriages have over a 50% divorce rate. This is why, when Washington residents are thinking about a divorce, they should...
Young adults these days are often entering their marriage with their own income, assets and debts. Yet, are they doing anything to protect these interests in the event of divorce? According to some, “millennials” are more likely to sign a prenuptial agreement than...
Parents in Bellevue who divorce will likely co-parent their child together. If you are on good terms with your child’s other parent, it can be tempting to engage in chitchat about your daily life. Still, one study suggests that there are some topics that should be...
The two common methods of getting out of domestic violence are a protective order and a divorce. Many believe that this will offer a path to a violence-free life. Unfortunately, according to researchers, this is simply not the case for many victims. Indeed, many...
Growing old together was once a tenant of marriage. The ceremony emphasized a lifetime together as depicted by the oft-used phrase, “Until death do us part.” Yet, based on divorce statistics, the pact ends much sooner. Surprisingly, the fastest-growing segment of...