The costs that you have to cover when you file for divorce start piling up immediately. There are attorney fees and court costs. You will probably miss out on work at least a few times when you attend court or meet with your lawyer, which will lead to lost wages...
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How can you locate a spouse’s hidden bank account?
When you marry someone, you agree to combine your families and households. The commingling of your lives isn't just a personal decision. It's also a legal matter. The state views your property, income and debts as shared or marital property. Typically, anything you...
Why should you consider divorce mediation?
Some married couples last the duration, while others find out that they are better suited apart. Traditionally, divorce has been viewed as an adversarial process, but this is gradually starting to change. There are now several alternatives to a litigated divorce, and...
Your divorce can set the tone for child custody
The end of a marriage is a trying time for anyone. When you share children with each other, you have to make sure that you’re taking care of them. What many people don’t realize is the tone they set for the divorce can have an impact on the child custody situation. ...
3 times the courts may agree your ex can’t share custody with you
Washington laws about custody do not reference the sex of the parents involved. Despite some people claiming that mothers receive preferential consideration, the law wants a judge to keep the focus on the best interests of the children. Decades of research have helped...
How a QDRO helps you in divorce
There are a lot of people who are nervous to get divorced for financial reasons. They don’t want to stay married romantically. They may have a spouse that they feel uncomfortable or even unsafe living with. But they also feel financially dependent on that person. ...
Is there any good way to bring up getting a divorce?
The whole time you and your spouse have been together, you’ve felt that there has always been a gap in communication. On one hand, your spouse does the things you ask them to do, and you try to do the same. On the other, you often get into conflicts because they don’t...
How to keep your divorce out of the public eye
Your family means everything to you and you want to protect them at all costs. You and your spouse have decided that the romantic part of your journey is complete, however, and you’re going to pursue a divorce. While there are contentious issues to settle, you...
Is your family business going to close because you divorce?
Your family business means something to you on a personal level in addition to being a source of income. Maybe you started the business with your spouse with the dream of passing it on to your children one day. Perhaps you inherited the company from your own parents...
How a communication plan can help long-distance parents
It’s challenging to be a long-distance parent after separation or divorce. Whether your job requires you to live in another state or you’re in the military and deployed overseas, you can’t help but feel like you’re missing important moments in your child’s life. ...

