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• Adoption

  • Common Family Law Issues for Same-Sex Couples

    Marriage equality may have felt like a big leap and in many ways, it was, but we still have a long way to go before same-sex couples enjoy true legal ...

• Bellevue Office

  • Is Washington a Community Property State?

    When a couple gets divorced in Washington, the courts will take a community property approach to divide their assets. Under community property law, ...

• Case Law

  • 2016 Seattle Family Law Speaker Series CLEs

    These lunchtime CLEs hosted by McKinley Irvin are free and offer 1.0 live CLE credit. There are a limited number of seats. To reserve yours, email ...

• Celebrity Family Law News

  • Bezos Divorce: Does Adultery Affect Divorce in Washington State?

    Since Jeff Bezos announced his divorce from wife MacKenzie on Wednesday, 1/9, reports have surfaced about his alleged relationship with former TV news ...

• Child Custody

  • How To Handle Custody & Visitation During the Divorce Process

    Before your divorce is finalized, you and your co-parent might be concerned about how you’ll share parenting responsibilities in the interim. The ...

• Child Support

  • Child Support: Paying and Receiving When the Economy is Suffering

    By Theresa Lorella , Senior Attorney at McKinley Irvin Without a doubt, this is a hard time economically for everyone. Those who are able to work may ...

• Collaborative Divorce

  • Collaborative Law: A Court-Free Path to Resolution

    By Theresa Lorella , McKinley Irvin Senior Attorney Most people, including attorneys, use the term “collaborate” to mean working together ...

• Co-Parenting

  • How Co-Parents Can Make Online & Distanced Learning Beneficial for Children

    Parents all over Washington are scrambling to get their kids ready to return to school this fall. With the pandemic still looming over our lives, many ...

• Divorce

  • Is Washington a Community Property State?

    When a couple gets divorced in Washington, the courts will take a community property approach to divide their assets. Under community property law, ...

• Estate Planning

  • Attorney Amy Cross Joins McKinley Irvin in Portland

    McKinley Irvin is delighted to welcome our newest attorney, Amy Cross, to our Portland office. Not only is she a skilled family law attorney, Amy also ...

• Everett Office

  • Is Washington a Community Property State?

    When a couple gets divorced in Washington, the courts will take a community property approach to divide their assets. Under community property law, ...

• Family Law

  • How Co-Parents Can Make Online & Distanced Learning Beneficial for Children

    Parents all over Washington are scrambling to get their kids ready to return to school this fall. With the pandemic still looming over our lives, many ...

• Guides

  • Can Divorced Families be Healthy Families? [Infographic]

    For more information on how to prioritize healthy family relationships during and after divorce: Telling Your Children About Divorce How to ...

• In the Media

  • Coronavirus Stimulus Checks and the Effect on Divorce

    By Jayde Logan , McKinley Irvin family law attorney On March 30, 2020 the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced the ...

• Issaquah Office

  • Is Washington a Community Property State?

    When a couple gets divorced in Washington, the courts will take a community property approach to divide their assets. Under community property law, ...

• Kirkland Office

  • Is Washington a Community Property State?

    When a couple gets divorced in Washington, the courts will take a community property approach to divide their assets. Under community property law, ...

• LGBT Law

  • Two Unique Issues in a Same-Sex Divorce

    Although the basics of the divorce process are essentially the same for heterosexual and same-sex couples, there are a few unique challenges the ...

• Living Wills

  • Am I Entitled To My Spouse's Inheritance?

    People contemplating or going through divorce frequently wonder which assets are subject to property division and which are not. For example, many ...

• Marriage

  • 7 Marriage Questions Every Engaged Couple Should Ask to Avoid Divorce

    Before you and your significant other tie the knot, make sure you both have the same expectations going into your marriage. When couples communicate ...

• News

  • 14 McKinley Irvin Attorneys Listed in 2021's The Best Lawyers in America

    McKinley Irvin is proud to announce that 14 of the firm’s attorneys have been included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America ® . ...

• Parental Rights

  • Who Has Child Custody When Parents Are Unmarried?

    Ending a relationship is always challenging, especially when you and your significant other share children together. Unfortunately, figuring out how ...

• Portland Office

  • Collaborative Law: A Court-Free Path to Resolution

    By Theresa Lorella , McKinley Irvin Senior Attorney Most people, including attorneys, use the term “collaborate” to mean working together ...

• Puyallup Office

  • Is Washington a Community Property State?

    When a couple gets divorced in Washington, the courts will take a community property approach to divide their assets. Under community property law, ...

• Relationship Agreements

  • How Does Wealth Affect Divorce?

    A dissolution of marriage is, in many ways, like the dissolution of a business when it comes to assets and property. The financial holdings of the ...

• Resources

  • Can Divorced Families be Healthy Families? [Infographic]

    For more information on how to prioritize healthy family relationships during and after divorce: Telling Your Children About Divorce How to ...

• Same Sex Marriage

  • Two Unique Issues in a Same-Sex Divorce

    Although the basics of the divorce process are essentially the same for heterosexual and same-sex couples, there are a few unique challenges the ...

• Seattle

  • Legal Insights on the Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos Divorce

    The world’s richest person, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, is getting divorced. Today, Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos announced over Twitter the end ...

• Seattle Office

  • Is Washington a Community Property State?

    When a couple gets divorced in Washington, the courts will take a community property approach to divide their assets. Under community property law, ...

• Social Media

  • Bad Social Media Habits to Avoid During Your Divorce

    Divorce is challenging, which is why so many people take to the most readily available outlet they know to vent their emotions: social media. Social ...

• Spousal Support

  • Paying and Receiving Spousal Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    By Theresa Lorella , McKinley Irvin Senior Attorney The overall issues regarding spousal support—alimony—mirror the general themes set out in the ...

• Tacoma Office

  • Is Washington a Community Property State?

    When a couple gets divorced in Washington, the courts will take a community property approach to divide their assets. Under community property law, ...

• Third Party Custody

  • Do Grandparents Have Legal Custody Rights?

    Under Washington law, grandparents do not have legal custody or visitation rights to their grandchildren. This was not always the case – Washington ...

• Unmarried Couples

  • Financial Obligations of Ending a Long-Term Relationship

    Married couples aren’t the only ones entitled to legal rights after a breakup, at least not in Washington state. Although Washington law doesn’t ...

• Vancouver Office

  • Is Washington a Community Property State?

    When a couple gets divorced in Washington, the courts will take a community property approach to divide their assets. Under community property law, ...