Long-distance co-parenting can be challenging, but it is often possible with careful planning and commitment to putting your child’s needs first. Whether a parent relocates for work, military service, or family reasons, a detailed parenting plan and consistent communication can help maintain strong parent-child relationships across state lines. In some cases, even interstate and international...
Divorce
Is Your Spouse Hiding Assets During Divorce? Simply put, spouses do not always share the dirty details of their purchases or finances with one another. Sometimes, an omission is a genuine oversight, and sometimes, it is done intentionally in an effort to avoid a fight over an expense one spouse may not consider worthwhile....
Divorce is generally a confusing and time-consuming process. You need to make choices regarding various elements such as dividing community debt, marital assets, and real property. One thing some divorcing couples in Seattle don’t realize is that marital debt is considered community property under Washington law, regardless of which person incurred it. How Debt is...
Even kids who don’t go through a divorce have a hard time adjusting to change. When parents split up, it disrupts a child’s routine. However, Scientific American reports that the majority of children do well after a divorce, even if the first couple of years are difficult. Parents can take steps to help a child...
Social Security benefits are available to the vast majority of the American population. The Social Security Administration (SSA) reports that 96 percent of workers qualify for these benefits nationwide and across Washington State. The term “workers” may cause concern for some individuals in Seattle and King County who are considering filing for or recently filed...
Getting a divorce is a stressful event. Not only are you ending a personal relationship with a partner you likely thought you loved, you are also ending a financial partnership with a partner you may have planned on growing old with. There are ways to protect your finances. Although both sides of the relationship are...
Those going through a divorce generally have two main concerns. First, if children are present, parents may be concerned about child custody and child support issues as well as how the process will impact their emotional development. The next concern likely centers around how assets will be split. This is decided during the property division...