by Clint Morgan | May 22, 2017 | Domestic Violence, Family Law
As a law firm that frequently handles domestic violence/abuse cases, we felt compelled to have this video made. This issue, and its many variants, are far too often ignored or not taken seriously. The chance that you know someone who is suffering abuse in silence is...
by Clint Morgan | Sep 21, 2016 | Domestic Violence, Family Law
Woohoo, a legal blog! Who would’ve guessed by that not-boring-at-all title, right? Let’s get to it! Domestic violence protection orders (“DVPOs”) are a common mechanism intended for victims of domestic violence to obtain court orders that will prohibit the...
by Clint Morgan | Aug 5, 2015 | Divorce, Family Law
The first thing to remember in dividing assets and debts in a dissolution or legal separation is that Washington is a community property state, which means that each spouse has an undivided one-half interest in assets and debts acquired during the marriage. Wages and...
by Clint Morgan | Jul 29, 2015 | Divorce, Family Law
Traditionally called “alimony,” spousal support is now usually called spousal maintenance. Washington State’s spousal support statute provides only general guidance and no specific formulas regarding an award of maintenance, so spousal maintenance...
by Clint Morgan | Apr 22, 2015 | Family Law
Washington has a property division contract that is available only to married couples. It is called a community property agreement, and it’s commonly used to avoid probate. Here’s how it works. The community property agreement basically throws all the assets...
by Clint Morgan | Mar 18, 2015 | Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, Family Law, Wrongful Accusation
A wrongful accusation of domestic violence can be one of the most traumatic things a person can face, and domestic violence charges can often be more disruptive than any other kind of charge because of the collateral consequences they usually bring to the defendant’s...
