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Kids & Divorce: Top 5 Back-to-School Tips
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Support Your Kids Instead of Struggling with Your Ex I’m not sure how it can already be that time of year when we start gathering immunization records, filling out school forms, and downloading the school supply list. For many divorced parents, summertime is when residential…
As A Family Law Attorney, This Day Changed My Life #LoveWins
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Lawyer Michelle Fontenot shares her perspective today as we take down our “Gay and Lesbian Family Law” web page forever. #LoveWins Today is an historic day and quite frankly, a day I never expected to see. As the tide of public opinion has been turning…
Divorce and Child Custody Across Borders
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One of the things I love most about Seattle and Bellevue is our growing international diversity. According to a recent 2015 article from the Economic Development Counsel of Seattle and King County, 1 in 3 residents of Bellevue are foreign born. This is due in…
How to Cover Your Bases When When You’ve Chosen Cohabitation
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Modern love brings us the choice and freedom not to marry. I was just reading a Pew Research Center report that states the average age of a first marriage is 27 for women and 29 for men, apparently a record high. That means a lot…
Divorce and the First Day of School
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The other night, I was exchanging parent fails with a dear friend. Her daughter, Nora, just started first grade. A lot happened over Nora's summer. Her parents got a divorce. Her Mom took her to her first day of school. Nora's first task as a…
Be A Bold Bride And Get A Prenup
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The other night, I took my daughter and her nanny, Charlie, out to dinner. Charlie is 22, a star athlete in high school and college who spent a summer modeling in Milan and London. We were celebrating her official letter confirming her full ride to…
Packing For College? Here’s Why a Power Of Attorney is a Dorm Room Essential
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When I was a judicial clerk, my judge used to say, "do you know why babies become teenagers? Because, otherwise, parents would never ever want their babies to leave the nest." (Yes, brilliant woman). As a parent of a small child, I see her point.…
Co-Parenting Tips For Your Northwest Summer
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While kids can't wait for the hottest months and for school to be out, parenting during the summer can be a ton of work. Coordinating summer school and day camps, vacation schedules - it can take the strategic planning skills of a masterful CEO and…
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Revocable Living Trusts
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Have you ever wondered by people decide to get revocable living trusts? DuBois Levias Law Group spells out the pros and cons for you: Advantages Avoids Probate: When your assets don't go through probate, they pass more quickly to your heirs and beneficiaries and they…
Seattle Divorce Mediation: A Win-Win
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Like it or not, the divorce process falls under the umbrella of litigation. And, in any litigation, there are three critical components that drive both the dispute and the resolution which are as follows: What you think you can get in court. How much it'll…
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