Webinar – How to Calculate Child Support
June 16th, 2022 Attorney Lisa H. Do talks about how to calculate child support. Read More
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Webinar – Health Care Directives and Mental Health Care Directives
June 9th, 2022 attorneys Per Oscarsson and Sarah Smith discuss health care directives. Read More
Demand Letters: What Are They and How Can They Help?
If you have found yourself in a pickle and are looking for a plan to get out of it, a demand letter is a simple and cost-effective means of communicating your desires. What Is a Demand Letter? A demand letter is intended for the person or company that wronged you. A good demand letter will… Read More
Webinar – Taking Land and Losing Land: Adverse Possession and Related Doctrines
June 2nd, 2022 attorney Bill Kessler discusses adverse possession and related doctrines. Read More
What Is Title Insurance, Anyway? Part 1- What Goes Into A Title Policy
Elsewhere on our website, we have discussed the importance of reviewing title insurance policies and preliminary commitments. While those topics are important for people involved in real estate transactions, this post is devoted to a more basic explanation of title insurance. As explained in greater detail in this series of blog posts, title insurance generally… Read More
Informal Family Law Trials – What Are They?
For the past couple of years, both King County [LFLR 23] and Thurston County [LSPR 94.03F] have had some form of IFLTs, or Informal Family Law Trials. Washington State is currently deciding whether to follow suit via Proposed GR 40, which is currently open for comment. Below is a summary of the proposed rule, and… Read More
The Importance of Purchasing Title Insurance
When going through the stress of purchasing a home, a title insurance policy can feel like an afterthought. I have previously written about the importance of reviewing and fully understanding your policy of title insurance here and here, and far from a rote part of the purchase process, securing a policy of title insurance has significant implications. Though… Read More
Beresford Booth Announces New Partner Babak Shamsi
EDMONDS, WA, (June 1, 2022) – Edmonds-based full-service law firm Beresford Booth announced today that it promoted Babak Shamsi, an experienced real estate and business lawyer, to partner in the firm. “We are delighted to have Babak as a partner,” said David C. Tingstad, the firm’s Managing Partner. “Babak has been an outstanding lawyer at the… Read More
Does a Permissive Easement Require a Document Titled a “Deed” in Washington?
In Washington, one way a real estate owner can grant another real estate owner the right to use the first real owner’s real estate for a particular purpose is for the first owner to grant the second owner an easement. Under Washington law, an easement is an interest in real estate. It is a non-possessory… Read More
