If someone is injured, call for help. Make the injured person comfortable, but do not move them. Insist on a police investigation: In many cases, there are no witnesses, and…
Probate Taxes
exceeds the applicable exclusion amount. In determining the value of the estate, only half of the value of community property is included, while all of the separate property is included….
Trust Wills for Minor Children
children. The estate will then automatically be turned over to the children at age 18, whether they are ready for it or not. The cost of a guardianship is not…
Settlement Conference
a solution that meets both sides objectives. One of the most important suggestions is to listen to your settlement conference master. He will have read both sides information and will…
At What Age Can a Child Decide Who to Live With?
Family Law: Child Decide Custody? In Washington, can aย child decide where they will live in a divorce process? The simple answer is No. This is the decision of…
Cost of Attorney Fees
you will be asked to replenish it each month as we draw it down to pay your fees and costs. The ultimate cost for you will be a product of…
Divorce Myths
the division of property is a fair and equitable division. This may favor one party over the other. Property must be identified as community or separate, and in most cases,…
A Safety Plan for Domestic Violence
A Safety Plan For Protection From Domestic Violence Published by the Office of the Administrator for the Courts and the Washington Supreme Court Pattern Forms Committee, Olympia, Washington (June…
Equity in Family Home in Divorce
typically the Court will award the family home to one party, and give the other party a lien for the amount of their share of the equity, secured by a…
Motion for Default
evidence on what you want, and without any opposing evidence or argument, the court may very well grant your requests. This order will be much more difficult for the other…