Child support can be an incredibly stressful and contentious process. However, the bottom line is that your child deserves the financial benefits they would enjoy from both parents had they stayed together. While this is not possible to replicate entirely when the combined income is now supporting two households, they deserve your best efforts. Learn...
Christopher Pitts
If you are considering a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement, you may be holding back for fear of the cost. While it can be expensive, the cost often rises in proportion to the assets you have to protect, arguably making it more important to do so. In this situation, many people ask: “how much does a...
Many people delay or avoid divorce because they fear the cost. However, this is rarely the safest or healthiest decision, and money should not stop you from prioritizing your happiness and wellbeing or that of your children. In this situation, many people ask: “how much is a divorce in WA state”? While it is true...
Our Seattle family law firm recently attended an event supporting Family Law CASA at the Seattle Yacht Club. Court appointed special advocates, or CASAs, are volunteers who advocate for children during high conflict legal actions. Family Law CASA endeavors to enhance the well-being of children from lower income families who are caught up in high-conflict and high-risk...
Our Seattle family law attorneys recently attended a garden party at the famous Bloedel Reserve. The Bloedel Reserve is a beautiful forest garden located on Bainbridge Island and open to the public. SL Pitts PC attorneys attended this Bainbridge event in order to support the continued operations of the Bloedel Reserve and its managing nonprofit....
In today’s mobile society, it is becoming increasingly common for individuals to have two or more residences – often in more than one state. Many people work in one state – spending their week days and night in one city – then go “home” to another state for the weekend. In other cases, one spouse...
Businesses in the technology sector often offer non-cash benefits and incentives to employees. Particularly prominent are stock options. In a divorce, many assets are relatively easy to divide. But stock options can be difficult to valuate and divide, particularly if they have not yet vested. In Washington and California, formulas address how to divide employee...
Although marriage may be a matter of the heart, divorce is very much a legal matter. Like any legal matter, it involves lots of paperwork. The type and amount of paperwork depends on where you live, as divorce is a matter of state law. This means every state handles the particulars of divorce a little different....