Categories: Child Custody, divorce, family law, filing divorce, kids, king county, lawyer, parenting
Family law is an intricate and sensitive area of law that deals with the issues of family relationships, including marriage, divorce, child custody, and adoption. It is an area of law that affects the lives of millions of people worldwide. When families are involved in legal disputes, they require timely and effective resolution of their […]
Categories: alimony, asset distribution, attorney, divorce, family law, filing divorce, king county, lawyer, rights, spousal maintenance, spousal support
When a marriage comes to an end, the dissolution of property and spousal support are often contentious issues. This is particularly true when one spouse is a veteran who receives disability pay as a result of their service. Many people wonder how veteran disability pay impacts spousal maintenance in a divorce and whether a future […]
Categories: attorney, child tax credit, community property, divorce, Taxes
Filing taxes can be complicated and stressful, especially during a divorce. If you are a single parent and have custody of your children, you may qualify to file your taxes as Head of Household. This status can have significant financial benefits, but it also comes with certain responsibilities and requirements. First, let’s define what it […]
Categories: child tax credit, divorce, kids, Uncategorized
Important changes to the Child Tax Credit are helping many families get advance payments of the credit. If you have a child, another payment should be coming your way this month, and again in November, and in December. The IRS pays half the total credit amount in advance monthly payments beginning July 15. […]
Categories: divorce, filing divorce, judge, lawyer, Uncategorized
The breakup between Phil Collins and his ex-wife Orianne Cevey is escalating. As of Saturday the legendary musician had broken up with his ex-wife (again) after reconciling in 2016 following Cevey’s divorce from her second husband, investment banker Charles Mejjati. This time things seem to be officially over; according to court documents obtained by Vanity Fair, Cevey […]
Categories: attorney, community property, divorce, filing divorce, pension, retirement, Uncategorized
Pensions come up in divorces when spouses work at Boeing, serve our nation’s military, are state employees or are union workers. Pensions are very valuable yet, ironically, they have no cash value. They are becoming less common. They are valuable. A pension is the “right” to get a stream of payments every month once you […]
Categories: attorney, QDRO, retirement, Uncategorized
How Division of Retirement Assets Occurs In most divorces, the issue of retirement and how to divide them come up. There are multiple types of retirement accounts and benefits. The easiest to understand is social security. It’s the most simple. A court can not divide social security. It can order a spouse to pay alimony […]
Categories: Child Custody, divorce
It would be an understatement to say that Brad Pitt is having a horrible week. His wife filed for divorce. And if that wasn’t bad enough, the FBI was informed of a “child welfare” incident between Pitt and his son. Child abuse claims were made due to what happened on a private flight that the […]
Categories: divorce
The past few weeks have been a little over the top… even for the Kardashians. Khloe Kardashian’s lawyer, Laura Wasser, asked a judge to withdraw the couple’s divorce papers on Wednesday morning. The judge granted the request. Why should you care? You probably shouldn’t, but their unique situation provides a lesson in why not just […]
Categories: alimony, divorce, king county, seattle, spousal maintenance, Uncategorized
We’ve heard stories of the woman who gets $6,000 a month from her ex-husband and questioned if that was really something a court would do. Do “average people” get spousal maintenance? Some do. Spousal maintenance, also known as alimony, is awarded in cases where a divorce makes it difficult for one person to keep the […]
