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Stone columns of a county courthouse, representing a divorce in Snohomish County Superior Court

How a Divorce Actually Works in Snohomish County

Most of what you’ll read online about getting divorced describes Washington in general, or King County, or no place at all. Snohomish County has its

Tax forms and calculator used to determine a business owner’s income for child support

How Is a Business Owner’s Income Determined for Child Support in Washington?

Child support in Washington runs on income, and for most parents income is easy: look at the paystub. A business owner is different. The owner

Reviewing business financials on a tablet, checking the double dip between the valuation and maintenance

The Double Dip: Can the Same Earnings Set the Business Value and the Maintenance Award?

Here’s the objection every business owner’s lawyer eventually makes. The court valued the business by capitalizing its earnings and awarded the other spouse half that

Professional office team at work, the kind of practice whose goodwill is divided in a Washington divorce

Enterprise vs. Personal Goodwill in a Washington Divorce: What Is Divisible?

In most states, divorce courts split business goodwill into two piles: enterprise goodwill, which belongs to the business and gets divided, and personal goodwill, which

Two women reviewing papers before a Tulalip co-parenting hearing.

What Happens From Filing Through the First Tulalip Co-Parenting Hearing?

To start a Tulalip co-parenting case, file a signed petition and pay the filing fee. Obtain a summons and properly serve the other party. Then

Two people shaking hands over paperwork after agreeing on a business buyout in a divorce

Will I Have to Sell the Business to Buy Out My Spouse?

Divorces involving a family business raise questions most people have never had a reason to ask. This post is part of a series answering the

Owner signing business documents, tracing a business started before marriage in a Washington divorce

I Started My Business Before We Married. Is It Still Mine?

Divorces involving a family business raise questions most people have never had a reason to ask. This post is part of a series answering the

Two adults reviewing a tablet, used for an article about a Tulalip Tribal Court parenting plan.

How Does Tulalip Tribal Court Decide a Co-Parenting Case?

Tulalip Tribal Court starts with the individual child, not a preset split of parenting time. The court looks at the child’s safety, relationships, stability, and

Owners working late in their family restaurant, the kind of family business divided in a Washington divorce

What Happens to Our Family Business in a Washington Divorce?

Divorces involving a family business raise questions most people have never had a reason to ask. This post is part of a series answering the

Small business storefronts on a lit sidewalk, the kind of family business divided in a Washington divorce

Divorce Involving a Family Business in Washington

When one spouse owns a business, or both do, the divorce changes shape. The business is usually the biggest asset, the main source of income,

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