Last time, we began looking at how couples can plan around spousal maintenance in divorce. We’ve already looked a bit at separation agreements and how couples can use them to determine the outcome of spousal maintenance.Couples may also modify spousal...
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Month: September 2016
What changes in circumstances would justify modifying a spousal support order?
Previously, we began looking at the issue of modifying a spousal support order in the state of Washington. As we noted, a spousal support order may not be modified unless there has been a “substantial change of circumstances.” Obvious examples of this are...
Planning around spousal support issues in divorce, P.1
We’ve been looking in recent posts at modification of spousal support orders, and particularly what types of circumstances might justify a modification. The issue is a potentially important one, since it can impact a couple’s financial life well after a...
What is conscious uncoupling?
"Conscious uncoupling" is basically a more accurate and positive way to describe mediated divorce. The term also applies to separating couples who aren't married but are tied together financially, or as co-parents, or due to common-marriage laws. Like mediation,...