Once you and your spouse have your order of divorce it is important that you notify your financial and investment administrators or creditors, as well as certain government institutions, of the change in your marital status. It is also important that create a new estate plan and will. After their mediation I send all of […]
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1. If you want to order your records ONLINE, go to the County Department of Administration, https://dja-eweb.kingcounty.gov/records/. Select the online request option and input your personal information, including your case number and the document name. There will be a fee of $2.49 for credit/debit cards and $1.49 for checks. 2. To obtain record IN PERSON, each county offers [...]
When I work with couples who have children 18 years or older, this question frequently comes up. Children under the age of 18 are credits against the taxes their parents owe. When they reach the age of adulthood, however, they may not be. However, The Federal Law allows parents to treat children over the age [...]
Getting divorced is a significant financial transaction that can have serious tax implications, especially if you have retirement accounts. When funds are taken out of a spouse’s account to be transferred to the other spouse, the money must be placed in that spouse’s retirement account to avoid immediate taxation. If this is not completed within [...]
Teenagers forced to spend time with parents amid a separation tends to be especially awkward for adolescents. They are more likely to resent the disruption of their personal life to accommodate parent’s schedules. When they are practicing leaving the nest, their parents begin demanding scheduled “nesting” time. Teens may rage about these enforced schedules as” [...]
Need to relocate but you don’t know if your kids can come?
Well, it’s back to court for parents with equal residential time…
Why choose mediation? People who mediate want a simpler, less expensive, private alternative to ending their relationship. They want a fair resolution of their differences and are willing to work together towards compromise. Individuals who choose mediation realize that legal fees diminish the financial resources available to share and creates unnecessary animosity which affects their ability [...]
As a mediator I often encourage my clients to include a process for resolving disagreements about what is owed in a less expensive, less combative and more efficient way. All to offen a parent or unpaid spouse spends more in attorney fees to collect what is owed in court. In my opinion mediation or arbitration [...]
Your social security benefits can provide income for your spouse. At the same time, you keep working or increase the support of an ex-spouse in a divorce. For example, a Homemaker with minimal social security in his name can benefit from his wife’s social security earnings. Or a divorcing spouse could share in her former [...]
Telling your children Mom and Dad are separating is like telling them there is no Santa. It’s the truth, but it isn’t easy for young children to understand. The child feels the loss of family cohesion, but do they have the language to express their fears. Parents need to assure them that separate households won’t [...]