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The Washington State Health Assessment says that about 15% of people in the USA experience domestic violence at least once in their lifetimes. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence also says about 20 people are abused by their partners every minute. This...
Children endure divorce differently. How they cope with their family’s broken situation often depends on the severity of conflict between their parents or their age-based understanding of the changes around them. But no matter the circumstances, research shows that...
Many spouses enter a postnuptial, or postnup, agreement while cruising through their marriage. But you may ask, “If they were going to enter such an agreement, why didn’t they enter a prenuptial instead?” Changes in priorities Before the wedding, a prenup may not have...
Divorce is stressful, emotional, and draining, especially when you consider one party might not want to get divorced and instead they want to make the marriage work. Apart from questions about the future of the partners and their children, there is also the question...
Navigating the complexities of a separation can be challenging for any couple, but unmarried couples face a unique set of considerations. When parting ways, these couples should be aware of the legal and financial aspects that can arise. In this blog post, we'll...
The future holds an abundance of unpredictable situations that parents may have yet to account for during child custody proceedings. With that said, some custody arrangements and parenting plans may no longer be suitable when an unforeseeable event happens, which can...
Divorce can be difficult for Washington couples. There are many issues that need to be navigated and with lingering animosity from the breakdown of the relationship, it can be complicated to try and forge workable solutions. While this is often viewed in the context...
Divorce breaks familiar patterns, including your financial dynamics as a couple. But spousal support or maintenance ensures both you and your spouse have sufficient means to keep going with a reasonable quality of life amid the marriage’s disintegration. To come up...
Instances of domestic violence are common. Thousands of people experience domestic violence each year. And while many of them choose to stay with their abusers, sometimes out of fear, others choose to leave them and get a divorce. If you are one of these individuals,...
The economic conditions of both spouses take one of the hardest hits in a divorce. There are always two sides to this financial debacle – the paying spouse who suddenly must work twice as hard to support two households and the dependent spouse who had long given up a...