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 Getting a divorce is rough and things can get even more complicated when the kids are involved. Although it can be tricky, co-parenting your children after a divorce is very doable. The time period directly after your divorce will most likely be extremely stressful and chaotic, however, it’s important to provide stability and consistency for your children. Read more…. “The business was forced to close because of the owner’s divorce” I was disappointed as I approached a favorite business only to find it had closed it’s doors for good. An employee of a neighboring business told me it closed because the owner had gotten a divorce. As a divorce lawyer, this made no sense to me. Why would a divorce cause a business to close? Who would possibly gain by this? Not the owner, certainly not the customers and even the ex spouse would be disadvantaged by the business being closed. Yet it does happen and it can be avoided. Here are some examples from my own experience where a business has been put in jeopardy during a divorce. Of course, the facts are altered and I have used illustrative composites to preserve the privacy of these real people. Read more…. Seven Common Misperceptions about Divorce in Washington State1. This is a community property state so everything is 50-50While asset and debt acquired during the marriage is community property in Washington, it is not necessarily divided equally. The operating word in Washington is “equitable”. There are a number of standards by which equitable is determined. The length of the marriage, the relative earning capacity of the parties, the age and health of the parties as well as the existence of separate wealth are all factors in determining equitable. Read more…. Is you mailbox, both paper and on line, filling up with ideas for pre-paying something so you can get a tax deduction? Well here is a radical thought — prepay your divorce before the end of the year. Sounds a little self serving doesn’t it? Well, yes, but hear me out. Read more….
Each year I hear that sentiment and each year I have to ask why. If the marriage is truly “irretrievably broken” why are these folks wanting to keep up appearances and stay together even though the decision has already been made to no longer continue the marriage. Read more….
As I try to work with soon-to-be ex spouses I help them divide their property and debt, help them make financial support decisions, and develop a parenting plan that is in their children’s best interest. Most often the parties are able to negotiate the property and support issues in a businesslike way, the parenting plan, (our newer nomenclature for “custody”) often becomes mired in emotional baggage. Read more…. |
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