Mediation can be a good way to pave the way for a happy life after divorce. These are the most important ingredients for mediation: the ability to keep an open mind, a commitment to being honest, and the willingness to participate in good faith.
As a mediator, I don’t expect clients to get along…otherwise they wouldn’t [...]
Monthly Archive for November, 2008
Because divorce is the legal ending of a marriage, there are some aspects of a case that must go through the court. The paperwork that you file to request a divorce must go through the court. However, options for having an amicable divorce do exist.
One way to help the divorce process be less stressful–and post-divorce [...]
Title isn’t controlling. What does that mean?
According to the law in Washington, property acquired after marriage is considered to be community property. Clients can sometimes find this surprising, especially when the legal title is held in just one person’s name. The determining factor, though, is not what the title says but when the item is [...]
In Washington, a couple can choose to file for legal separation or for dissolution of marriage. The paperwork for the two processes is nearly identical, and the outcome for both kinds of cases will include a division of property and liabilities, orders of spousal maintenance (sometimes referred to as alimony), and orders regarding parenting and [...]