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About Divorce About Divorce (For Those Seeking Divorce) Washington State Bar Association, public service pamphlet, May 2006. Provides a general introduction to dissolution procedures, including residency requirements, parenting plans, spousal support, child support, division of property and debts, court orders, working with an attorney and costs. Children and Divorce Children and Divorce From the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Information about helping children through the process of divorce and establishing a conflict-free parenting relationship with your ex-spouse. Getting Your Children Through Your Divorce From divorceinfo.com. Pointers on making your children's lives easier while going through a divorce and answering their many questions——What did I do to cause this? Will I be left alone? Where will I live? Will I ever see Daddy (Mommy) again? Will I stay with my brothers and sisters? If I'm really good and never act up again, will Daddy (Mommy) come back? Who will feed me? Will I have enough to eat? Now that Daddy (Mommy) is leaving, will Mommy (Daddy) leave soon too? Have a Nice Divorce... by Paul Nyhand, Reporter, Seattle P-I, September 5, 2006. Have a nice divorce...and keep the family functioning. This summarizes Seattle attorney Carol Bailey's approach to family law. "At the heart of this style and Bailey's Integrative Family Law practice is the belief that, after a marriage dies, the family still lives and that much of what occurs in court weakens the bonds parents need to raise their kids." Parental Alienation Articles Several good articles here about Parental Alienation Syndrome. How to differentate between P.A.S. and bona fide abuse-neglect, three types of parental alienators, current controversies, and examining the validity of P.A.S. amongst the controversy. Parental Alienation Syndrome by J. Michael Bone and Michael R. Walsh, The Florida Bar Journal, March 1999. Article about how to detect and deal with PAS. From the authors: "It is our feeling that when attempted PAS has been identified, successful or not, it must be dealt with swiftly by the court. If it is not, it will contaminate and quietly control all other parenting issues and then lead only to unhappiness, frustration, and, lastly, parental estrangement." Domestic Violence, Child Abuse Who Will Speak for Children? by Cheryl Emmal Butler, Guest Columnist, Seattle PI, May 12, 2001. Opinion column about advocacy for abused and neglected children in Washington. Epidemic of Domestic Violence by Warren King, Medical Reporter, Seattle Times, Seattle Times, May 16, 2006. Article reports that nearly half of the women surveyed in the Puget Sound area reported that they had been physically, sexually or psychologically abused by their partners at some point in their adult lives. That includes 30 percent who had been hit and 11 percent who said they had been raped by their partners. Child Sexual Abuse Most Often by Family Member by Natalie Singer, Seattle Times, May 23, 2006. Article reports that 9 out of 10 sexually abused children are assaulted by family members and close acquaintances, according to experts. Most often it happens right in the child's own home. Stalking Victim Uncovers Dark Use of Technology by Nicole Brodeur, Staff Columnist, Seattle Times, September 3, 2006. "More than a million women and 370,000 men are stalked annually in the U.S., according to the National Center for Victims of Crime. Some 80 percent of cases involve women stalked by ex-boyfriends and former husbands. More than half of female murder victims had reported stalking to police before being killed by their stalkers, according to the center." This article talks about the technology used by stalkers. Therapy "no cure for sex abusers" BBC News, June 29, 2006. Psychological therapy for sex offenders can reduce re-offending rates, but does not provide a cure, a study says. Donald Findlater, deputy director of child protection charity, the Lucy Faithfull Foundation, who used to run a treatment service for sex offenders, said: "I think it is wrong to believe you can cure a sex offender. You can't. You can manage the problem and psychological treatment has been shown to do that. But you can't say someone is free of the problem and not a risk at all of re-offending." Financial Issues and Divorce The Impact of Longevity on Divorce Settlements by Camden M. Hall, Janice E. Reha, Lisa R. Peters, Washington State Bar News, May 2001. "Unfortunately, when it comes to divorce, our system is too focused on the past model of retirement at 65 and a shorter life span. As a result, many people (mainly women) are living at a much lower standard of living than necessary following a divorce. If attorneys, clients and courts will expand their mindset to accept the concept of longevity and lifelong employment, we might reverse the devastating trend of financial instability following divorce." High Profile Divorces Big Money Didn't Buy Them Love: Megabuck Divorces by Elizabeth Mehren, Los Angeles Times, February 4, 2000. High stakes divorces of the rich and famous. Article mentions Seattle family law attorney, Mary Wechsler. Divorce, Executive Style by William C. Symonds, Business Week, August 3, 1998. "Welcome to the New Executive Divorce. Powerful cultural, legal, and economic forces are combining to make terminating a marriage more expensive than ever--especially for high-ranking, well-compensated businesspeople. And that, in turn, is making the whole process of divorce, never pleasant to begin with, much uglier. Husbands are squirreling their money away in secret Caribbean trusts, wives are accusing their exes of abuse, and lawyers are walking off with seven-figure fees." Resources for Attorneys Freelance/Contract Paralegals: How can they help? by Katrina L. Bakke, Washington State Bar News, November/December 2000. For attorneys who seem to have less and less time to do more and more work, a contract paralegal may be the experienced, no-overhead answer.

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