Here’s a story of one man’s short lived second marriage and it’s impact on his life. On the surface, Steve and Melissa seemed like any other couple. They seemed happy with each other and got along well when they were together. Steve had children from a prior marriage in which he had a 50/50 […]
What is the UCCJEA? The UCCJEA stands for the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act. Think of the UCCJEA as a “treaty” between states that determines how states determine which court gets to decide custody of a child. The UCCJEA and Hague Convention in operation under Washington law. Many years ago, our […]
Types of family law cases There are many types of family law cases out there, each with a multitude of possible variables. If you were to add in third parties to a dissolution action or any other sort of case, the number of possible family law cases would exceed over a thousand in Washington […]
I forgot to confirm my hearing on time, does that make me a bad person? It happens to everyone. I don’t know any family law lawyer in King or Snohomish County that hasn’t forgot to confirm a temporary order hearing at least once in their lives. I’ve done it before. As an attorney, it’s […]
In one week, the State of Washington is converting thousands of domestic partnerships to marriage. This applies only to the 6,605 active same sex couples registered with the State of Washington. It does not apply to heterosexual couples who are registered as domestic partners. Converting same sex domestic partnerships to marriage There were 7,857 […]
Winning in court is like a batch of cookies, not a box of chocolates. Winning in family law court is like baking a batch of cookies. You will always be using the same ingredients. When you make your cookies, you use the same basic ingredients: flour, semi-sweet chocolate chips, butter, sugar, brown sugar, […]
Snohomish County continuance in your divorce Yesterday I wrote about getting a continuance in King County. I wrote about what they are and what to say when you go about requesting them. Today, I am writing about Snohomish County continuances. To understand the way continuances work in Snohomish County, it’s important to understand how the […]
How to get continuances in divorce trials in Washington State A “continuance” changes the trial date to some point later in time. For example, if you have a trial date on August 1, 2014 and you feel that you need more time to prepare, you would request a continuance to some later point in […]
Divorce cases and trial – do you want to roll the dice? If you are in the divorce process, you are probably wondering one of these four thoughts: My case just started, what is the percentage chance my divorce case will go to trial? My case is taking forever, what are the odds of ever […]
After people marry, it is not uncommon for the couple to join together their finances both good and bad. In the past, the Federal government allowed spouses to jointly consolidate their student loan debt together, for which thousands of couples took advantage and obtained a jointly consolidated student loan. Couples consolidate their student […]
