Spousal maintenance is found in RCW 26.09.09. In other jurisdictions, spousal maintenance is referred to as alimony. Spousal maintenance is an obligation of one person to provide financial support for his or her spouse during and after a marital separation or divorce. Spousal maintenance can, but is not always, ordered by a court during dissolution/divorce […]
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Many of us consider pets as part of our family. So, it may not be far-fetched that the married couple of 27 years wanted their dogs, Mr. Bear and Kona, to be awarded to one of them as custody with visitation to the other “parent”. That is exactly what a Washington state court commissioner did. […]
Read MoreChild support payments are neither deductible by the payer nor taxable to the recipient. When calculating gross income to see if you’re required to file a tax return, don’t include child support payments received. Under divorce, dissolution, or separation instruments executed on or before December 31, 2018, alimony or spousal maintenance payments are deductible by […]
Read MoreEmily Laz: Althauser Rayan Abbarno Associate and Family Law Attorney “I didn’t want to be a lawyer to make a bunch of money. I wanted to be a lawyer so I could help people,” Emily Laz, an attorney at Althauser Rayan Abbarno, says. “I can do that by representing clients when they are most vulnerable […]
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