You already know that divorce is never easy. When children are involved, the difficulties multiply. If you and your spouse are parents who are divorcing, try to work out your own child custody agreement, or a judge will do it for you. A Washington family law attorney can help. In the state of Washington, custody…
Parents have the right to seek child custody and child visitation. Seeking custody or visitation rights holds true for parents irrespective of the situation of things between the partners, that is, whether they were married or not as of when the child was born. Similar to all other child custody cases, child custody in an…
Grandparents often become an important part of children’s lives, forming an unbreakable bond that transcends material benefits. However, this bond between grandparents and grandchildren may be threatened by the health of the parent’s relationship. When parents choose to get divorced, more often than not, the decision has a ripple effect on all parties involved including…
Do you always need a lawyer for divorce? Not necessarily, but certain situations definitely call for it. Here are 5 signs you should seek outside help.
I am sure that you have seen the ads that promise you aggressive representation. Maybe the ad said how much the attorney would fight for you. That they cared and that they would make the other side pay. And you bought into the idea that fighting is the only way to go–maybe the right way…
The difficulty and complication of divorce increases when there are children involved. Children are too often the innocent and unintended victims of parent rants and parent fights. Add to it a culture that only really is exposed to legal proceedings on TV, which creates drama to drive viewership, and it is no wonder that the…
Nearly 50% of all people married in the last twenty years are already divorced or will get divorced. Why? We don’t exactly know. Maybe it’s that we’re living longer – or maybe it’s the impact of technology. Either way, divorces are more common than ever. And if there are kids in the mix – then…
When you ask divorced parents who were unhappy for a while what took them so long to divorce, most of them will say they didn’t want to break up the family. Which is respectable, understandable, and very common. But getting a divorce doesn’t mean you’ll lose your sense of family. It just means the definition…
Approximately 50% of children in America will witness their parents’ marriage break up. And divorce has the second biggest impact on long-term stress. The only thing more stressful is the death of a loved one. That’s a lot of children experiencing high levels of stress. Unfortunately, 11-15% of children also experience Parental Alienation Syndrome during their parents’…