Increase in Seattle Women Paying Alimony to Ex-Husbands Over the past few decades, women have been conquering pay scales, narrowing the gap with men. As a result of this increased financial independence, Seattle divorce lawyers now find more numbers of women paying alimony to their former husbands. According to the results of a new survey […]
A marriage therapist writing in the New York Times recently argued in favor of allowing children a greater say in modifying child custody agreements. The NYT columnist suggests that all child parenting plans be subjected to a review after every 2 years. The review should include a recorded conversation with a child that is undertaken […]
It’s not news to any Seattle child support attorney when a man tries to avoid child support payments for his children. However, it is news when he owes support for 30 children, like a man from Tennessee who has made national news for his struggle to keep up with his many child support payments. The […]
One of the more emotionally traumatic issues that come up before any Seattle family lawyer is the development of a parenting plan or child visitation schedule. Under Washington state law, it is imperative that the best interests of the child be upheld while determining a parenting plan. Washington courts require that both parents come to […]
Any Seattle divorce attorney will tell you that there has been an increase in the number of divorces that mention Facebook as a factor. In fact, 80% of divorce attorneys in an American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers survey said that they had seen an increase in the number of divorce filings that cited social networking […]
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg tied the knot with longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan earlier this month. Zuckerberg hasn’t confirmed whether his wife and he signed a prenuptial agreement before the wedding. However, the timing of the wedding is also being seen as a strategic move by Zuckerberg to protect his assets. The wedding took place just […]
Concealing assets during a divorce is far more common than many people realize. As Seattle divorce attorneys see, very often, spouses conceal assets in order to minimize their liability in a divorce. Most often, it is husbands who conceal assets. Many husbands are able to get away with hiding assets because women are either not […]
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have not only taken a tremendous toll in life and limb among veterans, but have also demanded huge personal sacrifices. Since 2001 alone, the divorce rate among American military couples has increased by 42%. A new initiative aims to help military couples protect their marriages. The initiative called the […]
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2012-04-20-ct-met-joe-walsh-child-support-0420-20120420-story.html Tea Party favorite Representative Joe Walsh recently settled a child support lawsuit with his ex-wife. Under the terms of the settlement, the two agreed to confirm that the Representative was never a deadbeat dad. Joe Walsh and his wife Laura were married between 1997 and 2004, and finalized their divorce in 2006. The lawsuit […]
More couples in the United States are living together sans matrimony than ever before. With the increase in the number of living couples, has also come an increased demand for legal agreements that can determine the division of assets and other matters if a cohabiting couple should break up. In a survey of divorce lawyers […]
