What should you do if your spouse or partner is making unreasonable demands? For example, what if your spouse demands 100% of all marital assets? Or what if they insist on more total child support and spousal maintenance (alimony) than your net income? Or they could...
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Mediation & Collaborative Divorce
How Can I Quickly Meet a Deadline for Mediation in a Family Law Case?
In most family law cases, at some point you will be required to schedule a mediation. The most common way this can happen is by a court order. For example, at the beginning of every family law case in King County, the Case Scheduling Order has a deadline for...
What’s the least expensive way to get a divorce?
The least expensive way to get a divorce is for both parties to come to an agreement on all of the issues, fill out the court forms, sign them, and file a joint petition for divorce. The court's filing fee is $314. After waiting 90 days, you can have a court...
What’s the fastest way to get a divorce?
The fastest way to get a divorce is for both people to come to an agreement on everything and file a divorce petition divorce and joinder (legal agreement stating you are both on the same page). Both parties must agree on assets, debts, and spousal maintenance. If you...
Are there any drawbacks to choosing mediation for a divorce?
Divorce is never an easy process, even when two spouses resolve to work together to end their marriage amicably. If you and your spouse want to avoid the cost and contention often associated with a traditional divorce, you may consider one of the many options...
Is mediation a good idea for my divorce?
When you think of divorce, you probably think of everything you’ve read in the news or seen in television shows and movies. You imagine couples dramatically fighting things out in court and airing out their personal grievances in a public space. Like many other...
Why should I choose collaborative divorce?
When most people think about divorce, they picture the dramatized battles shown on television or in movies. They expect extended, stressful court visits and fights with their spouse over assets. While some divorces might follow this pattern, not all of them do, and...
Should you consider divorce mediation?
Divorce is a difficult and emotionally challenging process. Even when two parties are amicable, it is not easy to resolve disputes and come to a reasonable agreement. You may want to avoid court, yet you and your soon-to-be ex-spouse may still have certain issues to...
Why people may want to settle their divorce before trial
By the time that some Washington couples decide to divorce, they may have a very contentious relationship. It might seem that they cannot speak to each other without arguing and it might seem that the only path to divorce is through a lengthy and contested trial....
A collaborative divorce is less stressful and can save money
A common reason why some Washington couples find themselves in family court working through a divorce is an acknowledged lack of communication. Perhaps it's too much to expect that a couple who could not get along during marriage will suddenly find the magic formula...