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Best Interests of the Child – The Wishes of the Child and the Schedules of the Parents

February 25, 2010 – 9:42 am

In this series, we have been examining Washington cases which help us to understand what exactly the “best interests of the child” standard means, and how it works when applied to a specific family.  Our last article examined the fifth factor under RCW 26.09.187(3)(a) – “the child’s relationship with siblings and other adults,…

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Best Interests of the Child – The Emotional Needs and Developmental Level of the Child

February 5, 2010 – 10:50 am

In this series, we’re reviewing Washington cases which help us to understand what exactly the “best interests of the child” standard means, and how it works when applied to a specific family.  Last week we discussed the third factor, the “past and future performance of parenting functions“, which relates to each parent’s ability to take…

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Best Interests of the Child – Past and Potential for Future Performance of Parenting Functions

January 25, 2010 – 5:46 pm

In this series, we’re taking a look at some Washington cases that shed some light on to what the “best interests of the child” standard means, and how it works when applied to a specific family.  Last week we discussed the second factor, “the agreements of the parties.”  In that article we saw just how much…

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Best Interests of the Child – Agreement of the Parents

January 13, 2010 – 12:52 pm

In this series, we’re taking a look at some Washington cases that shed some light on to what the “best interests of the child” standard means, and how it works when applied to a specific family.  Last week we discussed the first, and most important factor, “the relative strength, nature, and stability of the child’s relationship with each…

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How to Get Temporary Orders – Proposed Parenting Plan

June 24, 2009 – 9:42 am

This is part 5 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 Sealed Financial Source Documents. Next week we’ll go over the Proposed Order of Child Support.

WHY YOU NEED IT

If you…

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