Author: Scott Marlow

Parenting Plans that Fit Your Family There is no template for parenting. That makes your child custody and visitation agreement—a required part of your final divorce orders called the “parenting plan”—even more challenging to map out. This is a huge life transition, especially for children. As your legal guide, we bring as much care and…

Modifying Your Parenting Plan Changing a parenting plan can be as drawn out as the official name of the paperwork you need to file: “Petition for Modification of Adjustment of Child Custody Decree/Parenting Plan.” It’s not easy to modify a parenting plan. Courts favor stable residential schedules and continuity. A parent must show that a…

I have a baby with my ex-girlfriend and I want to be a Dad. Most of the clients we represent in paternity cases are fathers who want to establish a relationship with their child. As Seattle and Bellevue-Redmond Paternity Attorneys, we see cases like this all the time. In Washington as in other states, you…

I don’t want to “roll over” but how can I stick up for myself without causing my situation to escalate? Once you sign off on your divorce agreement it is incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to change it, so you should think of this as your only real chance to get a settlement you can…