I was divorced from my wife about five years ago. We have two kids, who were toddlers when we split up. When we divorced, I agreed that the kids would live mostly with their mom, and that I would have them with me every other weekend. We have a final parenting plan that formalizes this agreement. Now that the…
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, as well as…
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 care of…
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 discretion a…
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 parent.” …
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.
If you have children,…
