My fiance and I are getting married this summer. A couple of nights ago, he mentioned that one of his buddies said we should look into getting a prenup before the wedding. Neither of us have much property to speak of, and my fiance’s small business is still getting off the ground. Is this really something we need?
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In this three-part series, we’re examining the Washington common law remedy of “de facto parentage,” which will sometimes afford parental rights to individuals who are not legally considered parents to a child, if they can prove that they have – in the words of the Washington Supreme Court – “fully and completely undertaken a permanent, unequivocal, committed, and responsible parental…
We recently ran a story about one unintended consequence of cheating – having twins, each with a different father. We now learn that there is apparently no statute of limitations on the rage of the spouse being cheated on. The Everett Herald reports that a 78-year old woman took a lead pipe to her husband over…
I’ve heard that once a child reaches 12 years old, he or she can decide which parent to live with. Is this true?
Not in Washington. Unlike many states, including California, Washington tries to keep children away from court altogether in custody disputes. In fact, Washington courts often react quite negatively to a parent even saying “But…
Historically, divorce has been a nasty business with equally nasty terminology. “Custody” and “alimony” conjure up images of bile-spewing, decades-long battles. Washington, like many states, has altered the terminology of many key divorce concepts in an effort to escape the loaded words of the bad old days, probably in the hope that more harmonious language will mean more harmonious litigation.…
