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January 30th, 2025 Beresford Booth Attorney Sherry Bosse Lueders talk about Washington estate tax planning basics. Read More

In Washington State, the responsibility for paying for a child's college tuition after a divorce can be determined through various methods. Those methods are discussed below. Child Support Agreement. During your dissolution proceeding or parenting plan proceeding, you can agree to include an agreement about postsecondary (college) support. You can simply agree that each parent… Read More

Washington state has some of the most employee-friendly wage and hour laws in the country, and meal break compliance is no exception. Employers who fail to follow the law correctly may face costly wage claims, class action lawsuits, and penalties imposed by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I). Below are some of… Read More

Commercial and public works construction projects are notorious for delays and change orders.  These projects often occur over several months and years—especially for general contractors and vital subcontractors (e.g., steel erectors).  What may start as a few, reasonable changes and delays near the beginning of a project can often snowball and have ‘ripple effect’ near… Read More

An Overview and What the Insured Can Do in Response Many Washingtonians have at least one insurance policy that provides liability insurance, whether it be auto insurance, homeowners insurance, renters insurance, commercial general liability insurance, and/or other types of insurance. In response to a claim or lawsuit against its insured, an insurance company may issue… Read More

As the popularity of Airbnb, Vrbo, Vacasa, and other websites have grown, disputes between short-term rental (“STR”) owners and their neighbors have caused people to lobby for changes in how STRs are regulated.  Many cities and counties have passed laws to ban STRs, but in jurisdictions where the government is not interested in regulated this… Read More

In the recent Washington Court of Appeals case Cherberg v. Fidelity National Title Ins. Company, the Cherbergs bought their dream home – or so they thought. The property purported to include access to a waterfront dock. But two "exclusive easements" encumbered the property—easements granting the sellers / next door neighbors sole access to the dock, i.e. excluding the… Read More

January 23rd, 2025 Beresford Booth Attorney Ryan G. Foltz talks about Dispute Resolution Alternatives Read More

Qualified Disclaimers: A tool for when you would prefer not to accept an inheritance A qualified disclaimer is a formal refusal to accept property or assets being distributed from an estate or trust. When a beneficiary disclaims (ie, refuses) an inheritance, it passes to another beneficiary as if the disclaiming person never had ownership of… Read More