Posts Tagged ‘puget sound family law’
CHANGE YOUR BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS
A new Washington State Court of Appeals decision was issued on June 1, 2015, which makes it clear that if you have not removed your ex-spouse as your beneficiary from your pension or retirement plans that are Federally regulated and you die – your ex-spouse will get the money. Even when your divorce decree awards…
Read MoreSubstance Abuse in the Context of Family Law
Increasingly as family law practitioners we are faced with couples and families caught in the grip of crippling addictions. It can start simply: A dependence upon pain medication, prescribed in response to an injury, which blooms into an addict engaging in drug-seeking behavior. Or a drink at the end of a hectic day to “take…
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