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March 27th, 2025 Beresford Booth Attorney Emily Y. Tyson-Shu discusses Is Probate Necessary? Circumstances When Probate Is Not Required. Read More

After all the back and forth, finally, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) ping pong match is over. On March 26, 2025, the US Department of Treasury, along with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), published their interim rule solidifying CTA compliance obligations on the Federal Register (found here) (the “Interim Rule”). The Interim Rule provides… Read More

Many people ask me how to keep the divorce amicable early in the process. While an amicable separation or divorce is not always something you can control, there are things you can do to try to keep the process reasonable. Make Clear Goals, Both Financially and Personally Going into this process with many unknowns can… Read More

Parents seeking to craft a parenting plan often focus on a relatively short window of time in their lives, without proper and due consideration to how the plan may change in the future.  A final parenting plan, once entered, is expected to remain in place until the last child turns 18—subject only to substantial changes… Read More

When a spouse files a Petition for Dissolution or Legal Separation, Courts often issue an ‘Automatic Temporary Order Setting Financial Restraints.’ This is intended to prohibit either party from spending funds beyond those in the ‘usual course of business’ or for the ‘basic necessities of life.’  The point of the Court entering such an order… Read More

The process of buying and selling a home can involve a myriad of potential issues, just one of which was addressed in Ryan Foltz’s excellent article here about the dangers of waiving an inspection contingency. Even so, to be competitive in an aggressive market, buyers will often waive not only inspection contingencies, but financing contingencies, title contingencies,… Read More

A defendant served with a lawsuit may face a multitude of different risks and consequences depending on the nature of the litigation. One issue, however, often not considered by those facing suit is the immediate impact a lawsuit can have on their property ownership. Indeed, depending on the circumstances, the mere filing of a lawsuit… Read More

Beresford Booth civil litigator, Todd Cook, recently took time out from his legal work to help you solve a classic problem from the 1980s:  The Rubik’s Cube.  Join Todd for an in-depth tutorial on the Beginner Method” for solving the Rubik’s Cube: Download Todd’s PowerPoint Presentation: “Solving the Rubik’s Cube: Beginner Method” Read More

Did you know that you can get estate planning for free?  That’s right, the Washington State Legislature has done your estate planning for you.  Here is all you have to do to take advantage of this benefit of living in Washington State – Nothing.  Now, the default rules created by the Legislature in RCW Title… Read More