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Discovery is an essential part of litigation. Discovery allows each litigant to learn about the other’s financial situation, assets, debts, parenting plan requests (when applicable) and other relevant information. Discovery can often feel overwhelming and like the other side is being intrusive or requesting privileged information. However, there is very little information that is “off… Read More

In Washington, parties to a lawsuit have the opportunity to obtain a broad range of information and documents from another party (and non-parties) through a process called discovery. During the discovery phase of a lawsuit, a party can, among other things, (1) ask another party for information using written questions called interrogatories, (2) request that… Read More

The role of the Court in a divorce or separation action is to equitably divide assets and debts, whether community or separate.  Evidence is paramount in proving the value of those properties so the Court understands what there is to divide and so that it may be equitably distributed.   “Tracing” is the process of… Read More

April 24th, 2025 Beresford Booth Attorney Ryan G. Foltz discusses Anatomy of a Construction Defect Claim Read More

The world is full of insurance – health insurance, residential property insurance, liability insurance, car insurance, and more. One type of insurance often gets ignored – title insurance. When a homeowner purchases a home, the homeowner often obtains an owner’s policy of title insurance. If that homeowner has a lender with a security interest in… Read More

People often do business through corporate entities such as corporations, LLCs, and limited partnerships in part in order to limit risk of personal liability.  Generally speaking, corporate shareholders, members of LLCs, and limited partners have no liability for the entity’s debts.  The entity acts as a kind of “shield” or “veil,” protecting the investors behind… Read More

April 17th, 2025 Beresford Booth Attorney Aaron M. Dunn discusses Reservation of Rights Letters. Read More

The Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) saga continues. Just recently, I wrote a blog post here about the push for private real estate listings in Washington State, spearheaded by Compass Real Estate and some other brokerages. As mentioned, this has been part of an ongoing argument about the merits of requiring new listings to become immediately available to… Read More

On April 2, 2025, House Bill 1620 passed in the Senate. This Bill aims to provide the Court with better guidance on how to develop a final parenting plan when there are concerns about domestic violence, mental health, or addiction involving both parents. Proponents of the Bill argue that the current legal framework only addresses… Read More