Divorce Without Alimony In Washington
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Courts usually award each spouse his or her separate property and divide community property 50/50. Consequently, if the house is entirely one spouses' separate property, he or she almost always receives it unless the parties agree otherwise.
Good candidates for filing for divorce without an attorney are those who have been married for a very short time, those without significant assets, those who have a strong understanding of the legal divorce process, and those who are largely in agreement regarding the divorce.
In Washington State, after six months, a legal separation can be easily transitioned to divorce. With this method, you and your spouse resolve all of the issues by creating a separation agreement. That agreement is converted to a divorce decree when one or both parties choose to do so.
The other way to get divorced quickly is if the parties swiftly reach agreement on all the terms. If you and your spouse just want reach agreement and enter an “uncontested divorce”, instead see our articles on negotiating pre-filing settlements and entering agreed orders.
A prenuptial or postnuptial agreement can prevent many alimony disputes. Such marital agreements allow couples to agree beforehand on whether spousal support would be awarded in the event of a divorce. California's Family Code 1612 states that couples can agree to waive spousal support in a prenup or postnup.
Alimony in Medium-Term Marriages (5–25 years) As a general rule of thumb, courts in Washington State award one year of alimony for every three or four years of marriage. There is no statute or case law explicitly stating this formula, but it is an oft mentioned rule and generally what courts can be expected to do.
Alimony in Medium-Term Marriages (5–25 years) As a general rule of thumb, courts in Washington State award one year of alimony for every three or four years of marriage. There is no statute or case law explicitly stating this formula, but it is an oft mentioned rule and generally what courts can be expected to do.
There's no need to attend a court hearing and it's much quicker, easier, and cheaper than a contested divorce. Since Washington is a no-fault state, there's no need to prove your spouse did something wrong in order to file for divorce.
Filing the Petition for the Dissolution of Marriage The divorce begins when you file the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, the Summons, the Confidential Information Form and the Vital Statistics form in the Superior Court of Washington in the county where you or your spouse resides.
A court in Washington State will usually a) award each party his or her own separate property and b) divide the net value of the parties' community property 50/50. This means the husband keeps what he brought to the marriage, the wife keeps what she brought, and the rest gets split between them equally.
