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Working with us is pretty straightforward. Here is what you will need to work out for a divorce with children in Seattle or King County:  Checklist for Uncontested Divorce With Children Divorce Court Forms Petition: FL 201, CIF,...

Divorce doesn't have to be as hard as it was when we were younger. The rules have changed, and parents have more tools now. Divorce can be a positive transition.

Let me just say up front, NOT EVERYONE NEEDS A LAWYER. If you don't have a home or retirement savings, and you already agree on how to set up your time with your children together, then you should be fine filling out the court paperwork yourself and filing it all for a $314...

Divorce on a television show used to be a full season's worth of dramatic twists and turns playing out in a courtroom. Now, literally almost every tv divorce is just one person handing paperwork to the other saying something like, "There's no need to fight. I had a lawyer draw up the paperwork."...

Most parents have a very easy time seeing the best in their children. We recognize our children's strengths. We understand and forgive any slip-ups. We know they tried their best.  It's a lot harder to turn that same lens on ourselves. But during a divorce, the more positively you...

Washington law does not favor spousal support, but judges and lawyers all know that sometimes a spouse will be awarded maintenance or spousal support on top of child support, or even in a case where the spouses don't have any children. Here are some guidelines as to how that might work: 

Most people have had years, sometimes decades, of unmet needs in their relationship before they decide to divorce. Unmet needs are suffocating and exhausting. Almost everyone who has an unmet need will try one of two approaches. Either they try to get their needs met by explaining (usually over and over and over...

People tend to ask questions about the same odd little areas of Washington family law, so we've collected some facts and links below for anyone who's curious about how to get ready for a divorce in Washington State: Where do I find "child support owed" to...

Your house is your biggest asset. There are some simple ways to save thousands of dollars if you need to sell or refinance your property during a divorce. Most people want to keep their house, but this can be difficult to manage. First, it's important to understand that the bank...

Most people want to feel like their divorce process was fair, with both partners comfortable and protected for the future.  But what is fair? And how do the court forms help you get there?  Washington is a community property state. Regardless of who worked during the...

An Uncontested Divorce requires less paperwork than litigation. In Seattle, for an uncontested divorce you need to complete a specific set of family law forms and file them in the correct order to keep the process moving smoothly. Both partners need to sign each of the forms, which means you both have to agree...

We've all heard the story before. Families going through a complicated, time-consuming, and acrimonious divorce that costs thousands of dollars only for the result to be less than satisfactory for everybody, to put it kindly. This story has become so common that many people end up viewing their divorce as a scary,...