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Take Responsibility for Your Divorce

Take Responsibility for Your Divorce

After many years of practicing Family Law and helping clients navigate divorce, I wrote about the defining principles that make or break my clients’ success. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be diving into each of the five “Success Principles of Divorce” on our blog. Check out this week’s breakdown…

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Homeschooling Tips from a Homeschooled Millennial

Homeschooling Tips from a Homeschooled Millennial

Millions of children across the country are now being educated at home. For most parents, it’s their first experience homeschooling children. I homeschooled my four children for many years and have asked my oldest child to share some thoughts on what she thinks worked and what didn’t based on her…

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Managing Quarantine Stress

Many families are struggling right now; money is tight, being home together poses new relational challenges, and many parents are navigating schooling at home for the first time. As we enter the end of week one of coronavirus isolation (some of us in Seattle have been at this for much longer…Elis…

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How To Protect Yourself During Divorce

If you’re going through a divorce in Washington State, there are five important estate planning questions you should consider. They are:

What happens if I die during my divorce?
What happens if I become incapacitated during my divorce?
How can I protect myself during divorce?
How can I protect my children during divorce?
How can I make sure my share of community property goes to the people I want it to go to rather than my future ex-spouse if I become incapacitated or die during my divorce?

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Coronavirus and You

Coronavirus and You

As the coronavirus continues to spread, many of us wonder if virus will affects us?  It is more important now than ever to have your estate plan in place.  Having a Will in not enough.  Consider what will happen if you become seriously ill.  Who will take charge of your health care decisions and …

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Recently Divorced?  What You Need To Do

Recently Divorced? What You Need To Do

As an Estate Planning Attorney, I hear this question a lot, “I am recently divorced, do I need to update my Estate Plan?” The simple answer is “Yes.” Updating your estate plan is especially critical if you have children together and you and your former spouse do not agree on how they should be cared for.

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Two Documents Every 18 Year Old Should Sign

Two Documents Every 18 Year Old Should Sign

Two Documents Every 18 Year Old Should Sign
Whether your young adult lives at home with you, attending college or out on their own, we recommend that your child sign a Durable Power or Attorney for Finances and a Power of Attorney for Health Care.  These two estate planning documents, more commo…

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