My ex and I have two kids together. We’re not divorced yet, but we’ve been separated for several months. Since we split up, we’ve been able to work out a schedule where the kids live half of the time with me, and half of the time with my ex. We have recently decided to move forward with a formal…
My husband and I divorced when our son was 10 years old. He’s 16 now, and is starting to think about where he wants to go to college. I am very supportive of his aspirations, and I think that my ex probably is too. While we were married, we started an account for college savings, but it’s been a…
My sixteen year old daughter has despaired over the size of her nose for years. I think she’s beautiful the way she is, but she says that her less-than-perfect nose is ruining her social life and her self esteem. She recently announced that she wants to “correct” her nose over the summer break so that she can have a…
The Split is an on-going series in which Decoupling talks to the people who are perhaps most affected by divorce – the kids. We sat down with adults whose parents divorced when they were kids and talked to them about how their folks’ split affected them. Each article will address one particular aspect of their experiences. In this first article…
When our child support order was entered a few years ago, I was ordered to pay my ex a certain amount each month for our kid’s day care – in addition to what I pay for child support. I suspect that my ex isn’t actually spending that much on care for our children anymore – what can I do…
This is the final article in our series on what forms you need to file for temporary orders in your divorce case. Last week we went over the Proposed Order of Child Support. Today we discuss the Washington Child Support Worksheets.
WHY YOU NEED IT
You must attach a completed Washington Child…
This is part 6 of 8 of our series on what forms you need to file for temporary orders in your divorce case. Last time we went over the Proposed Temporary Parenting Plan. Next time we’ll go over the Child Support Worksheets.
Washington State requires a child support order in any…
This is part 4 of 8 of our series on what forms you need to file for temporary orders in your divorce case. Last week we went over the Motion and Declaration. Next week we’ll go over the sealed financial source documents form (and accompanying documents).
A Financial Declaration is a sworn document in which…
The term “temporary orders” is shorthand for a number of different orders that you can ask the Court to enter prior to the finalization of your divorce. They are temporary in the sense that they will be in force until they are replaced by the orders entered when you finalize your divorce (or, occasionally, later temporary orders).
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