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Helping to raise your partners children can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience, however, more and more people find themselves in a complicated custody battle regarding a child who is not theirs biologically. The care and kindness you showed your stepchild doesn’t just dissipate after your divorce. Read more if you want to become well… Read More

As discussed in previous blogs, the Collaborative Divorce process utilizes not only attorneys, but also various other types of professionals, depending on the needs of the parties and their case. Below is a brief discussion of the role of the divorce coach in the Collaborative Law divorce process and why they might be included. Divorce… Read More

Deciding to get divorced or separated is a huge decision. Going into this decision fully informed of your options is important. What’s the Difference? A divorce will legally terminate a marriage while a legal separation does not. A divorce and a legal separation will afford you the same relief. That means assets and debts will… Read More

 Two important aspects of co-parenting are determining the residential schedule and the financial support of the children.  Just because you might share an equal residential schedule with your co-parent, that does not mean you will receive a credit (also called a ‘downward deviation’) on the standard amount of the child support transfer payment.   The… Read More

February 9th, 2023 Beresford Booth Washington State Divorce & Family Law Lawyer Mackenzie O. Bretz presents: Child Support, How and When to Modify of Adjust it. Read More

Last  month, this blog author discussed the basics of the Collaborative Law Process. In this entry, the details around the Collaborative Divorce Participation Agreement signed by the divorcing parties, their attorneys, and the other professionals involved in the case is discussed, as the Participation Agreement provides the parameters of the process. Collaborative Law Participation Agreement… Read More

What is the Gig Economy? The Gig Economy is a work force supported by independent contractors, part time side hustles, online platform workers and alike. As a result, the workforce has become more independent, and work is increasingly done remotely. How does this affect child support or spousal support allocations? Someone who works primarily in… Read More

This is a question family law practitioners receive quite often, and the answer will assuredly be: ‘it depends.’  The basis for the Court to require a spouse to pay the other party’s  attorney fees are either ‘need and ability’ or ‘intransigence.’ Washington is a ‘no fault’ state.  This means that if a person files for… Read More

For many of us, our pets are our babies. Whatever turmoil happens in our life, being separated from our animals is not an option. However, enforcing animal visitation in the years after a divorce is nearly impossible and can be very costly. The case of Sherman v. Kissinger affirmatively stated that Washington common law does… Read More