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Defending a DVPO

Defending a DVPO

Woohoo, a legal blog! Who would’ve guessed by that not-boring-at-all title, right? Let’s get to it! Domestic violence protection orders (“DVPOs”) are a common mechanism intended for victims of domestic violence to obtain court orders that will prohibit the...
Property and Debt

Property and Debt

The first thing to remember in dividing assets and debts in a dissolution or legal separation is that Washington is a community property state, which means that each spouse has an undivided one-half interest in assets and debts acquired during the marriage. Wages and...
The Wild Card: Spousal Maintenance

The Wild Card: Spousal Maintenance

Traditionally called “alimony,” spousal support is now usually called spousal maintenance. Washington State’s spousal support statute provides only general guidance and no specific formulas regarding an award of maintenance, so spousal maintenance...
Community Property Agreements

Community Property Agreements

Washington has a property division contract that is available only to married couples. It is called a community property agreement, and it’s commonly used to avoid probate. Here’s how it works. The community property agreement basically throws all the assets...
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