How do I Pick a Divorce Attorney?

Choosing the right divorce attorney is not easy. Making it even harder is the fact that the attorney that is a good fit for one person is not necessarily a good fit for the next person. Every client has different needs and points of view. Every attorney has strengths and weaknesses, and their own pa...
September 28, 2012

Meet Mimi Buescher

Mimi Buescher joined our office in 2010. Recently, I sat down with her over tea to find out more about her personal history. Mimi was born and grew up in San Francisco. San Francisco was an exciting city to experience in the late "60"s with all of its social and cultural opportunities and remains...
September 11, 2012

What is a Property Settlement Agreement?

A Property Settlement Agreement (or PSA) is a contractual document that sets out the terms of a divorce, and in particular the property settlement. While it is not required in Washington state that the terms of the divorce be set out in a PSA, there are distinct advantages....
August 27, 2012

Viking Days in Ballard

While this has nothing to do with law, I can't help writing about one of our favorite Ballard institutions, the Nordic Heritage Museum. This weekend they are hosting the annual Viking Days festival!  More information about the festival is available on the My Ballard website, and at the museum's webs...
August 16, 2012

Tips for Negotiating Relationships with Grandparents during a Divorce

Former corporate lawyer turned parenting blogger KJ Dell’Antonia recently wrote a great article about parenting and divorce. Often, not just the parents are negotiating the time they will spend with their children post-divorce but the grandparents as well. So, how do you navigate the murky waters of...
August 9, 2012

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....
July 27, 2012

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...
July 13, 2012

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....
June 28, 2012

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...
June 14, 2012