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Washington State Family Law Attorneys Who Handle Appeals
By Mckinley Irvin · 17 years ago
No matter how good a case seems, no matter how well a case is presented in court, the outcome of a trial is always a bit unpredictable. Law is a complicated process. There are many ...
Washington State family law attorney for Complex Divorce
By Mckinley Irvin · 17 years ago
It sounds simplistic, but as life gets more complex, divorce gets more complex, just ask any Washington State family law attorney. As advances in technology and transportation have changed the fabric of our lives, the ...
Tired of Researching Tacoma Family Law Attorneys?
By Mckinley Irvin · 17 years ago
Are there more Tacoma family law attorneys than there used to be or are there just more advertising? Because the latter is definitely the case, if you’ve been searching through the list of Tacoma family ...
Prenuptial Agreements
By Mckinley Irvin · 17 years ago
A prenuptial agreement is a contractual agreement entered into by a husband and wife prior to marriage, concerning issues in the event of divorce. A postnuptial agreement is similar, except that it is executed after ...
Creating a Parenting Plan with a Seattle Child Custody Lawyer
By Mckinley Irvin · 17 years ago
Seattle Child Custody Lawyer: Major Modification of a Final Parenting Plan Once a parenting plan is finalized there is a presumption against major modifications to the parenting plan because major modifications can seriously disrupt children’s ...
Child Custody Law and Seattle Parenting Plans
By Mckinley Irvin · 17 years ago
When parents divorce, a parenting plan for their children must be entered as part of the divorce action. The court who decides the issues in contested Seattle parenting plans is the Superior Court in which ...
Legal Separation and Seattle Divorce
By Mckinley Irvin · 17 years ago
Legal Separation is an action in lieu of divorce and, depending upon the case, may save couples money and conflict in the long run. It can be used as a trial run before the court ...
How to Get a Divorce in Seattle, Washington
By Mckinley Irvin · 17 years ago
A Seattle divorce action (“dissolution”) starts by filing a Summons and a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in Superior Court, almost always in the county where at least one party resides. Seattle divorce actions are ...
Consulting a Seattle Divorce Attorney for Third Party Visitation
By Mckinley Irvin · 17 years ago
When couples with children separate, the most likely outcome is for the children to live most of their time with one parent and have liberal visitation with the other parent. A Seattle divorce attorney will ...
Seattle Child Custody Lawyer: Relocation of a Custodial Parent
By Mckinley Irvin · 17 years ago
A change in residence is not uncommon for many people, but when a child named in a Washington State parenting plan changes residences, special laws come into play. Sometimes people move just across town, but ...