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When your spouse files a divorce petition and serves you the papers, you do need to respond. If you don’t, they can get a default divorce without you, but responding keeps you involved in this legal process. You will be notified of court hearings where issues like...
As you may know by now, divorce can be an emotionally charged process, especially when children are involved. One of the most distressing challenges is dealing with an uncooperative spouse who makes threats regarding your shared children. Understanding the nature of...
People preparing for divorce want to protect themselves throughout the process. Many people focus on obtaining a fair financial outcome. The resources they retain after the divorce help lay the foundation for their future financial stability. As people start...
Many people have medical, credit card and student debt. Debt can severely impact families. Not only can large amounts of debt limit opportunities for families but it could also lead to marital friction. There are several ways that debt may harm a marriage and cause a...
You may not have expected your spouse to ask for a divorce when they said they needed to talk to you. Or you may have expected the conversation, perhaps your marriage has had some issues, but you were not ready for it. Regardless of the situation, you should watch...
The end of a marriage tends to affect the standard of living for each member of a former couple, as it costs more to maintain two separate households than one shared domicile. Spouses also have to cover divorce expenses, split their assets and negotiate ways to share...
Many divorces specifically occur because of inappropriate conduct on the part of one spouse. Infidelity or a violation of the trust between spouses is one of the more common reasons that people decide to end marriages. After all, if someone can no longer trust the...
To co-parent, you need to be able to cooperate. For some divorcing couples, the chances of managing this are slim. The friction between them, perhaps exacerbated by a heated divorce process, can leave them unable to consider each other’s opinions or discuss even...
There are few issues in family law more complex and contested than custody disputes. The reason why these are so complicated is that they center on the best interests of the child, but there is no single definition of what this is. The result of this is that both...
Many divorcing couples in Washington prefer to avoid litigated divorce proceedings. Even those who currently disagree about key family issues might hope to compromise with each other to settle their disagreements amicably. Mediation is one of the most popular tools...
