What's there not to be jolly about during the winter holidays if you're a child? School is out, endless hours of fun, lots of holiday treats to eat and presents to open. But if you're a parent who is going through a divorce or recently ended a relationship, the winter...
Mediating Conflict,
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Year: 2013
Filing for legal separation vs. divorce (part 2)
The previous post discussed filing for legal separation or for divorce has similar legal effect. Both actions divide debt and property, award child support or spousal maintenance (alimony) and establish a parenting plan (determination of a residential schedule or...
Filing for legal separation vs divorce (part 1)
Whatever the reason may be, more often than not I suggest filing for divorce. It is not because I am a sadist and enjoy seeing a once, happily married couple struggle through the painful ending of their relationship. It is because, practically speaking, filing for...
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Contempt of court – jail as a sanction (part 3)
In part two, I discussed that in a contempt of court action imprisonment can be requested as a sanction based upon a party's failure to follow a court's order. Jail is one of the harshest sanctions that a court can impose, and a person may be represented by a...
Contempt of court – jail as a sanction (part 2)
In my previous contempt of court blog post I discussed that a judgment is one of the remedies that can be ordered if an individual fails to pay a court ordered support obligation. Other contempt sanctions can also be requested or imposed. In a motion for contempt of...
Contempt of court – what is a judgment (part 1)
A contempt of court motion can be filed whenever someone intentionally disobeys a court order. The element of whether or not someone intentionally failed to follow a court's order is shown by proving that person acted in bad faith. In one of my divorce cases, the...
Child support – what happens if you fail to pay in Washington?
When someone fails to make court ordered child support payments, does not pay spousal maintenance or alimony, or fails to follow a parenting plan that person can be found in contempt. Contempt is intentional disobedience of any lawful judgment, decree, order, or...
Parenting plan and contempt of court
Whenever someone is not following a court order, such as, a parenting plan, an order of child support, a divorce decree, or even a temporary order that person can be found in contempt. There are other types of contempt, but I am addressing the contempt that frequently...
Child custody – not placing children in the middle of divorce
I came across this article and in my experience as a child custody lawyer, I thought it sound and necessary advice. And felt compelled to share this on my blog as it is a practical "to do" list for parents to review for themselves and with their children when going...