…want to stop divorce proceedings. This may be for a variety of reasons, including reconciliation, guilt, change of mind, giving it another try, etc. As an attorney, I would never…
Counseling in Divorce
Family Law: Counseling in Divorce Purposes of Counseling: Here are some ways that counseling can benefit you and members of your family: Helping you help your children through the…
Adoption
…official. INTERSTATE COMPACT Prior to placement of a child across state lines, a formal agreement (Interstate Compact on Placement of Children “ICPC”) must be completed through the Interstate Compact Program…
DSHS Adoption
Are you looking for an experienced attorney to do a DCFS or DSHS (public agency) adoption for you? Washington State Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) or Division…
Washington Directive to Physician (Living Will)
treatment and I accept the consequences of such refusal. If another person is appointed to make these decisions for me, whether through a durable power of attorney or otherwise, I…
Death and Eternity
…proper legal documents for him, but the important issues of life and death, are outside of our legal training. In talking with him, I had to admit that I could…
Power of Attorney for Children
Do you have a Power of Attorney for your adult children? Do you realize the possible need for one and the potential consequence of not having one? A Power…
Annulment (Declaration of Invalidity) in Washington
…valid marriage through a process that restores the parties’ single status and gives them the ability to remarry. The second way, Declaration of Invalidity (frequently called an annulment), completely erases…
Durable Power of Attorney
You can have a POA for financial matters and separate POA for health care decisions, or you can simply combine them into one POA document. Another consideration is to have…