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Staying On Top of Child Support Payments In Washington State

the Lawyers at Beresford Booth | 1/23/2014
Managing child support payments can be an ongoing result of a divorce when children are involved. Unfortunately, it’s an obligation many parents struggle with. According to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services’ website: “Currently, only about one-half of the custodial parents due child support receive full payment. About twenty-five percent receive partial… Read More

Is It Illegal To Record My Ex-Wife’s Telephone Call Without Her Consent In Washington State?

the Lawyers at Beresford Booth | 1/21/2014
Yes.  Washington Law prohibits the recording of a private conversation without the consent of all persons engaged in the conversation.  RCW 9.73.030.  A violation of RCW 9.73.030 is a gross misdemeanor.  Consent shall be considered obtained “whenever one party has announced to all other parties engaged in the communication or conversation, in any reasonably effective… Read More

Article Written By Beresford and Tingstad Appears In Paradigm Magazine, A National Publication Of Primerus

BeresfordBooth | 1/13/2014
Paradigm Magazine Winter 2014  Richard R. Beresford  David C. Tingstad The following article titled "The Value of a Lawyers Use of Sound Independent Judgment was written by Richard R. Beresford and David C. Tingstad of Beresford Booth for the Winter 2014 edition of Paradigm Magazine, a publication of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms.  Beresford… Read More

Join Beresford Booth in a Day of Thanksgiving and Praise

BeresfordBooth | 11/27/2013
Beginning in 1846, Sarah Josepha Hale (a novelist and notable writer) began a crusade to make the last Thursday in November a Thanksgiving national holiday by writing letters to governors in every state including a letter to President Abraham Lincoln. On October 3, 1863, President Lincoln proclaimed a nationwide Thanksgiving Day as the last Thursday… Read More

Can A Defendant Be Served via Facebook?

the Lawyers at Beresford Booth | 11/23/2013
Serving a defendant is not always easy – he may be hard to locate and may do everything in his power to evade service. You may not be able to find a physical address or he could be living half a world away. So what if you could just serve him somewhere where you’ll know… Read More