Seattledivorcese, Author at Seattle Divorce Services

Seattle Attorney Carol Bailey on Amicable Divorce

Carol Bailey is an attorney here in Seattle with a strong interest in more peaceful divorce processes. In an article in the Seattle PI blog last February, she talked about amicable divorce, making several very good points....

Study Shows College-Aged Children Unharmed by Parents’ Divorce

Divorce can be extremely painful, but it can also be a god-send to those who are incredibly unhappy in their marriage: after a divorce, the couple can go on to lead happier, separate lives. But what about their children?...

Ballard Seafood Fest This Weekend!

Since I live and work (at our divorce law firm office) in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, and love seafood, I am always happy to see the Ballard SeafoodFest come around each year. Our office has helped sponsor the festival for years now, and we always look forward to getting down to the festiva...

What Is My Income?

In the divorce cases we do, our attorneys often hear various forms of this question - how is my income calculated? This is usually in terms of figuring out child support and spousal support/maintenance obligations....

Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle Marathon rocks out to raise money for the American Cancer Society

I know that this has nothing to do with divorce, but I wanted to post it anyway because it is for a good cause. My father-in-law died from cancer and we still miss him....

Splitting Up after Long Term Marriage

I recently saw a column in the Seattle Times by Carolyn Hax. In it, a man who has been married for 38 years asks: "I feel as though my wife wants to control and smother me and wants more time from me than I can give her. Things are complicated by the fact that my wife just retired, and I probably...

What to Consider When You’re Over 50 and Getting a Divorce

Divorce among those over 50 used to be rare, but increasingly couples are deciding to divorce later in life, sometimes after decades of marriage. In fact, a recent article in the Orlando Sentinel, Aging Baby Boomers Boost Divorce Rate Among Older Adults, showed that while divorce rates are down i...

Divorcing Couples Rfinancing Their Home: HARP 2.0

A friend of ours, Chris Coggeshall, who is a mortgage broker we work with regularly, wrote the following very helpful article for us: Deciding what you want to do and what you can do with the house when divorcing is a question that most couples face. In years past, prior to the hous...

Considering Divorce After 50

It used to be rare for older couples to divorce, but it's becoming more common place. In fact recent research at the National Center for Family & Marriage Research at Bowling Green University in Ohio found that while the national divorce rate has dropped, the rate among baby boomers, now in thei...

How do Child Support Orders Work?

If children are involved in a divorce, financial care of a child or children is one of the most important matters to resolve. In Washington State, each parent pays a proportional share of the support of the children. That share of the estimated cost of raising the children is based on each parent's...

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