Board Members and Officers of Homeowner and Condominium Associations (HOAs and COAs) frequently do not understand their legal duties, potential liabilities and the risk factors related to their Association work. In my law practice I have found that many individuals...
When you decide to go through a divorce, you want the best possible outcome. After years of marriage, you realized that staying with your spouse would make life worse for both the two of you and your children. But the divorce process can still be hard on your kids....
Sharing parenting duties with an ex-spouse can be difficult. After all, you may disagree with how your former partner chooses to raise your kids. Still, you should be able to trust your ex to do what is right for the children. Unfortunately, that does not always...
Setting up a parenting plan through the court system can be a stressful time, especially when young children are already dealing with their new reality of divorcing parents. A final court order sets in place where your children will be living, how much time they spend...
The idea of getting a divorce may make you cringe. While you and your spouse agree that it is the best path for your family, it makes you nervous. Starting over is not easy, and doing so with kids as a single parent is a prospect you never thought possible. You do not...
Unique issues facing divorcing seniors An interesting phenomenon has occurred in recent years. An increasing number of people have divorced later in life. This is “gray divorce,” and it results in many people spending their golden years single. In these cases, the...
The Washington Legislature in 2018 enacted a comprehensive set of new statutes governing Homeowners’ Associations (“HOAs”) and condominium owners’ associations (“COAs”). This new legislation is entitled the Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (“WUCIOA”),...
If you are consulting this post, then you have likely suffered a recent loss. Though I do not yet know you, I express to you my sincere condolences as I understand what you are facing. Grief is very real. It impacts each one of us uniquely, but it is not uncommon. And...
Everyone knows about income taxes. Some of us are familiar with payroll taxes. But few have a grip on the arcane world of estate and gift taxes. Fortunately, most of us can now continue to ignore this tax. The federal exemption has been set at over $10 million...
Clients come to me with clear ideas about how they expect things to unfold. They develop their estate plan around these expectations. For example, most husbands anticipate that their wife will outlive them. Most parents anticipate they will die before their children....
