Decoupling Seattle Family Law and Divorce Blog » Survival Tips http://decouplingblog.com Explaining and Discussing Washington Family Law Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:07:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Getting Divorced When You Have an Infant http://decouplingblog.com/2012/01/getting-divorced-when-you-have-an-infant/ http://decouplingblog.com/2012/01/getting-divorced-when-you-have-an-infant/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:05:50 +0000 liz http://decouplingblog.com/?p=4118 Divorce can be an especially painful process for parents with infants.  In addition to the stress and emotion of caring for a new baby, the parents also have to adapt to living apart and co-parenting under less-than-ideal circumstances.  And, unlike older children who are capable of expressing their feelings verbally, it can be difficult for parents to determine how their…

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Several of Pollin’s tips could all be said to generally fall under “treat the court with respect” category: dress appropriately, pay attention to the proceedings, do not roll your eyes in response to…

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The blog writes about a cool new web tool (no, not runpee.com, the site that tells you when you go pee during a movie). The gloriously simple idea of meetways.com is to let you find a convenient half-way point…

]]> http://decouplingblog.com/2009/05/handover-meetup-tool/feed/ 1 Tips: Get Two Receipts To Prove A No Show http://decouplingblog.com/2009/04/tips-get-two-receipts-to-prove-a-no-show/ http://decouplingblog.com/2009/04/tips-get-two-receipts-to-prove-a-no-show/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:08:13 +0000 topher http://decouplingblog.com/?p=1383 Tired of waiting with your kids for a flaky ex who’s always late for visitation or doesn’t show up at all?

Try this: First, meet at a fast food place, such as McDonalds or Starbucks.  If the handoff is supposed to be for 5:00 pm, buy something small, like a soda, right around 5.  Then, before leaving in frustration,…

]]> http://decouplingblog.com/2009/04/tips-get-two-receipts-to-prove-a-no-show/feed/ 0 Don’t Spend Dollars Chasing After Pennies http://decouplingblog.com/2009/03/dont-spend-dollars-chasing-after-pennies/ http://decouplingblog.com/2009/03/dont-spend-dollars-chasing-after-pennies/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:16:15 +0000 topher http://decouplingblog.com/?p=921 It’s uncanny how “I just want my freedom” can slowly morph into “I just want to be treated fairly,” then “I can’t let him/her take advantage of me” till one day you’re telling your lawyer to write a letter to your ex’s lawyer over an old couch.

Decoupling from a marriage or long-term relationship is a tough, emotional process,…

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