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SEPARATION WITH INTEGRITY

A Divorce Lawyer's Lessons from Practice

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Holidays: Lawyer Perspective

I would be remiss if I only spoke about holidays from the perspective of the divorce client. I realize this blog is certainly oriented...

Holidays: Client Perspective

Holidays are rough on my clients. As people go through divorce, years-long traditions are broken for the first time. There isn't nearly...

Arguments as Manipulation

Typically speaking, couples have quite a few arguments before anyone files for divorce. One of the things I have to do with my clients...

Myth-Busting: Alimony in Temporary Orders

"I'll take you for everything you've got!" "My lawyer is going to take you to the cleaners!" "You'll be paying me forever!" Laypeople...

The Mystery of Child Support in Temporary Orders

One of the most arcane-seeming issues in family law is the calculation of child support. It is easy to look at the worksheets and...

Raw Meat - Managing Pain in Divorce

A result of my career is that I have witnessed thousands of people go through extreme emotional pain. Divorces can be incredibly rough on...

Temporary Custody Determinations - The Three Real Factors

Without fail, one of the most dramatic and stressful parts of the temporary orders process is the Court’s determination of an interim...

When Your Lawyer Does Nothing (On Purpose)

One of the most infuriating (and informed) things I sometimes do to my clients is this: Absolutely nothing. Once upon a time, I thought...

Temporary Orders: 80% of a Divorce In Six Weeks

There is an old adage among family law lawyers that 80% of the work in a family law case happens in the first six weeks. Today, I would...

Divorce Survival Tool: Humor

(Before I get into the lengthy post about temporary orders, I wanted to share this because it came up in my practice recently.) Divorces...

Divorce Economics - Two Households, Same Income

One of the first tasks you will have to accomplish after your divorce case is filed is determining temporary orders that outline how...

Community Property and Separate Property

Community Property Defined: If you are contemplating (or in the midst of) a divorce in Snohomish County, you have probably heard these...

How to Select a Divorce Attorney?

This is a very common question, and a challenging one to answer. The reason it is challenging is that good divorce attorneys come in a...

How Much Will a Divorce Cost?

This is another incredibly common question, and understandably so. People enter the dissolution process terrified by stories about...

How Long Will a Divorce Take?

This is one of the most common questions that I get. Unfortunately, the correct answer is always "it depends." With that said, here are...

The Importance of Self-Care in Divorces

Divorce is a stressful and demanding process. Years or decades of simmering conflicts are brought to the surface, and often had out in...

Parenting Plans in the Time of COVID

COVID 19 has impacted virtually every aspect of our daily lives. It has forced us to face challenges we have never considered before....

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