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Although marital disagreements and conflicts may ultimately lead to divorce, finding a way to get along when you share children is essential. Your ability to co-parent will impact how your children adjust to the inevitable changes they face. These are three common...
As a parent, you feel obligated to shield your children from any adult problems that they are powerless to influence or control. However, if your relationship with your spouse has deteriorated to the point of an impending divorce, chances are your children already...
You pay child support timely, but the other parent denies you visitation. Is this legal? This is likely not legal. There are exceptions to this rule, but they are rare and happen only in extreme cases. Who pays child support? In the state of Washington, both parents...
Divorcing spouses encounter many issues that require resolution when going through the legal process. Of them, spousal support may prove one of the most divisive, and this may stall progress with reaching a final agreement. Not all spousal support is the same. When...
In Washington, courts have the authority to give parenting plans the effect of a judicial order. These plans cover essential elements of care including how much time parents will spend with their children and how they will make decisions about important issues such as...
Some couples have simple divorces because they share limited property and debt or do not have children together. Others have more complex situations because they co-own real estate, have a business or shared a long marriage with many commingled assets and debts....
When you got married, you likely did not see yourself divorced and trying to share parenting responsibilities. But this is a reality for many couples and many couples who have children together. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
Divorce can instigate major changes in your life as well as in the lives of your children. Your children may have to start splitting time between two households, attend a different school and get used to having separated parents. Even though divorce happens to many...
The opportunity to begin almost anew has surfaced. A remarriage is on the horizon, your child likes your new partner with plans in place to unite two different families. Happiness is a good thing to embrace. However, with the remarriage comes a planned move out of...
The year 2020 has been difficult, especially for blended families having to deal with health concerns, child custody challenges and distance learning needs because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The current health crisis is likely to stretch well into 2021, so...