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Common Obstacles When Stepparents and Second Parents Adopt
Although being a stepparent is rewarding, many stepparents struggle when they encounter situations in which the legal rights associated with ...
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Child Custody & Religion
Religion can be a significant factor in a child's upbringing, often influencing their values, behaviors, and worldview. In Washington State's diverse ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Child Custody & Religion
Religion can be a significant factor in a child's upbringing, often influencing their values, behaviors, and worldview. In Washington State's diverse ...
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What to Know About Child Support & Taxes in Washington State
In Washington state, child support is designed to financially assist with raising children after separation or divorce. But how does it impact taxes? ...
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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 ...
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What to Do if Co-Parenting Isn’t Working
Co-parenting refers to a parenting situation where two parents work together to raise a child even though they are divorced, separated, or no longer ...
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Common Issues in a High-Asset Divorce
When a marriage ends, dividing assets and reaching a fair settlement can be challenging. But for couples with a high net worth, the stakes are even ...
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Inheritance and Divorce
People contemplating or going through divorce frequently wonder which assets are subject to property division and which are not. For example, many ...
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Child Custody & Religion
Religion can be a significant factor in a child's upbringing, often influencing their values, behaviors, and worldview. In Washington State's diverse ...
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Two MI Partners Named AAML Fellows
McKinley Irvin is proud to announce that partners Mark Arend and Brent Bohan are now fellows of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). ...
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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 ...
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McKinley Irvin in Forbes: Committed to Clients
McKinley Irvin appeared in the April 2024 issue of Forbes magazine “Fortune & Forbes” section. The interview featured McKinley Irvin CEO and founding ...
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Child Custody & Religion
Religion can be a significant factor in a child's upbringing, often influencing their values, behaviors, and worldview. In Washington State's diverse ...
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Child Custody & Religion
Religion can be a significant factor in a child's upbringing, often influencing their values, behaviors, and worldview. In Washington State's diverse ...
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Benefits of Hiring a Lawyer With Experience In Gay & LGBT Divorce
Divorce is never easy, but there are specific issues that can arise when same-sex couples end a marriage despite the fact that Washington State family ...
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Medical Decisions & Divorce: Why Khloe Kardashian Was Legally Responsible for Lamar Odom
By Brent Bohan, Associate Entertainment headlines came fast and furious when former NBA and reality TV star, Lamar Odom, was found unconscious at a ...
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Inheritance and Divorce
People contemplating or going through divorce frequently wonder which assets are subject to property division and which are not. For example, many ...
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Two MI Partners Named AAML Fellows
McKinley Irvin is proud to announce that partners Mark Arend and Brent Bohan are now fellows of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). ...
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Getting Divorced While Pregnant: The Legal Issues
When a couple is in the midst of divorce, pregnancy can be incredibly stressful. While some couples may choose to postpone the divorce until after the ...
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Child Custody & Religion
Religion can be a significant factor in a child's upbringing, often influencing their values, behaviors, and worldview. In Washington State's diverse ...
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Child Custody & Religion
Religion can be a significant factor in a child's upbringing, often influencing their values, behaviors, and worldview. In Washington State's diverse ...
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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 ...
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Whether or Not to File for Divorce During the Current Health Crisis
By Theresa Lorella, McKinley Irvin Senior Attorney People thinking about divorce or separation as COVID guidelines went into place have fallen under ...
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Can Same-Sex Couples Still File for Domestic Partnership?
Washington State first created state-registered domestic partnerships (SRDPs) in 2007. Most domestic partnerships in the state were automatically ...
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What Are the Parental Rights of Unmarried Parents?
Child custody is often complicated, but when the parents are unmarried, establishing parental rights can make custody, visitation, and child support ...
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Child Custody & Religion
Religion can be a significant factor in a child's upbringing, often influencing their values, behaviors, and worldview. In Washington State's diverse ...
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Social Media Habits to Avoid During a 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 ...
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When Can Support Payments be Modified in Washington?
In Washington, support payments, whether child or spousal, are not necessarily fixed indefinitely. The law recognizes that life circumstances can ...
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Child Custody & Religion
Religion can be a significant factor in a child's upbringing, often influencing their values, behaviors, and worldview. In Washington State's diverse ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Child Custody & Religion
Religion can be a significant factor in a child's upbringing, often influencing their values, behaviors, and worldview. In Washington State's diverse ...
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