When Washington parents divorce, the court decides on a child support payment amount. But courts understand that life is always changing. The circumstances at the time of your divorce may not always be true. Because of that, parents can sometimes request child support...
If your ex-spouse is awarded primary custody of your kids in your divorce agreement, the distance placed between you and your children can easily cause strain. Yet maintaining a strong relationship with them is still possible by maximizing them time you have with...
Determining the income of the parents is an important step in determining child support. When child support services or a court needs to figure the income of each parent, there are several ways in which to do so. If you have concerns that the other parent may not...
If you and your spouse own a pet, it is likely that it is part of your family. The idea of losing all rights to that pet in the divorce may be devastating to you. However, this could happen. According to the ABA Journal, the law considers pets assets or property. ...
You likely have fundamental disagreements with your children’s other parent. Nonetheless, if you are parenting in a post-divorce family, your former spouse should respect the relationship you have with your kids. Parental alienation occurs when a co-parent tries to...
If you are ending a marriage or separating from a Committed Intimate Relationship in Washington, mediation may help to ease the stress of the process. Many people who choose this route also report that it costs them less money and speeds up the process. This approach...
In mediation, the arbitrator sits down with the parties, usually in person in one session, to help them identify the issues, explore all the options for settlement and craft a settlement agreement. That is really their agreement, that they are voluntarily going to...
Child custody proceedings can often become the most complex elements of divorce cases in Everett. Divorcing parents may often be at odds over their children's best interests, leading to what can become bitter disputes that can last for months (or even years). During...
When you get a divorce in Washington, there are two ways to establish child support: an administrative order and a court order. In both of these processes, the terms of the child support order use your current income and living situation to calculate the payment...
You may already know about the calculations that Washington has for child support. However, there are a number of reasons that a judge may deviate from the standard calculation. Here is what the Washington State Legislature has to say about standards for deviation...
