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Reading glasses resting on a closed white book, the Snohomish County local rules that shape a divorce case

Why Do Snohomish County’s Local Rules Change How a Divorce Case Is Handled?

A divorce in Snohomish County follows rules specific to this courthouse, and most of what’s online describes some other county or no county at all.

Two front doors side by side on a brick building, a committed intimate relationship when one partner is still married and living in another household

Can I Be in a Committed Intimate Relationship If My Partner Is Still Married?

Washington doesn’t have common law marriage. What it has instead is a court-made rule called the committed intimate relationship, or CIR, which lets a judge

Empty glass-walled conference room with a table and chairs, set for divorce mediation in Snohomish County

Is Mediation Required Before a Divorce Trial in Snohomish County?

A divorce in Snohomish County follows rules specific to this courthouse, and most of what’s online describes some other county or no county at all.

A leather wallet, keys, and sunglasses on a wooden table, paying your own attorney fees when a committed intimate relationship ends in Washington

Can I Get Maintenance or Attorney Fees When a Committed Intimate Relationship Ends?

Washington doesn’t have common law marriage. What it has instead is a court-made rule called the committed intimate relationship, or CIR, which lets a judge

Laptop and open notebook on a desk, taking the Snohomish County parenting seminar online

Do I Have to Take a Parenting Class for My Snohomish County Divorce?

A divorce in Snohomish County follows rules specific to this courthouse, and most of what’s online describes some other county or no county at all.

Stacks of paper files and folders on an office shelf, the records used to prove a committed intimate relationship existed in Washington

How Do You Prove a Committed Intimate Relationship Existed?

Washington doesn’t have common law marriage. What it has instead is a court-made rule called the committed intimate relationship, or CIR, which lets a judge

Laptop on an office desk, set up for a Zoom hearing in a Snohomish County divorce

Can I Appear by Zoom for My Snohomish County Divorce Hearing?

A divorce in Snohomish County follows rules specific to this courthouse, and most of what’s online describes some other county or no county at all.

Front porch of a blue house with a bench, the home and property a Washington court divides when a committed intimate relationship ends

What Property Gets Divided When a Committed Intimate Relationship Ends, and What Doesn’t?

Washington doesn’t have common law marriage. What it has instead is a court-made rule called the committed intimate relationship, or CIR, which lets a judge

Stack of thick white binders on a white surface, the declarations for a temporary orders hearing in Snohomish County

What Happens at a Temporary Orders Hearing in Snohomish County?

A divorce in Snohomish County follows rules specific to this courthouse, and most of what’s online describes some other county or no county at all.

Close up of a wall calendar, the CIR statute of limitations: three years to file a property claim after a committed intimate relationship ends in Washington

Is There a Deadline to File After a Committed Intimate Relationship Ends?

Washington doesn’t have common law marriage. What it has instead is a court-made rule called the committed intimate relationship, or CIR, which lets a judge

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