You and your spouse have been living together for five years, ever since you got married. Perhaps you moved a long distance from your extended family so that your spouse could take a job. You don’t really have much community in the area, outside of a few coworkers...
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When can you modify your child support order?
When your life changes, you may be unable to pay the required child support. However, you can't stop making payments or reduce the amount without opening a case with the Division of Child Support (DCS). If your child support is based on a court order, you will...
3 reasons spouses may fight over their marital home during divorce
People often feel quite proud of home ownership. They may have worked hard to save enough money to afford a down payment. They may have invested a lot of time, effort and resources in repairing the property or modernizing it after their purchase. The equity they...
When might supervised visitation be best?
One issue that the family court in Washington state has to address is child custody. Custody cases often arise out of divorce, but they can also occur for other reasons, such as a parent establishing paternity. Generally, one parent is awarded physical custody and...