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A divorce can be the most painful and expensive experience of your life. Whether you use a lawyer or not, protect yourself by getting all the information you need about divorce laws and your legal rights. Let File for Divorce in Washington help you get control over this stressful time of your life.

Learn how to:
- File an Uncontested or Contested Divorce
- Protect Your Assets, Yourself and Your Children
- Save Money when Working with a Lawyer
- Negotiate Child Support and Visitation Agreements

Includes ready-to-go forms with step-by-step Instructions, essential documents you need to:
- End the Marriage and Start Fresh
- Resolve Property Disputes
- Calculate Child Support
- Develop a Visitation Schedule
-  And much more . . .

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Table of Contents

How to Use the CD-ROM -

Using Self-Help Law Books -

Introduction -

Chapter 1: Marriage Ins and Outs -
-Marriage
-Divorce
-Annulment
-Legal Separation
-Wanting a Divorce
-Alternatives to Divorce

Chapter 2: The Legal System -
-Theory versus Reality
-Divorce Law and Procedure
-Legal Research

Chapter 3: Lawyers -
-Wanting a Lawyer
-Selecting a Lawyer
-Evaluating a Lawyer
-Working with a Lawyer

Chapter 4: Evaluating Your Situation -
-Your Spouse
-Gathering Information
-Property and Debts
-Parenting Plans
-Child Support
-Spousal Support
-Which Procedure to Use

Chapter 5: General Procedures -
-An Introduction to Legal Forms
-Filing with the Court Clerk
-Notifying Your Spouse
-Setting a Court Hearing
-Courtroom Manners
-Negotiating

Chapter 6: Consent Divorce -
-Petition for Dissolution
-Finalizing
-Decree of Dissolution
-Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
-Order of Child Support
-Parenting Plan

Chapter 7: Uncontested Divorce -
-Summons
-Petition for Dissolution
-Motion and Declaration of Default
-Order of Default

Chapter 8: Contested Divorce -
-Forms
-Property and Debts
-Child Custody and Visitation
-Child Support
-Spousal Support
-If You Reach a Settlement

Chapter 9: The Trial -
-General Procedures
-Preparing the Final Pleadings

Chapter 10: When You Cannot Find
-Your Spouse -
-The Diligent Search
-You Know Where Your Spouse Lives
-You Do Not Know Where Your Spouse Lives

Chapter 11: Temporary Orders -
-Types of Forms
-Temporary Orders
-Ex Parte Orders
-Entering Orders

Chapter 12: Special Circumstances -
-When You Cannot Afford Court Costs
-Protecting Yourself and Your Children
-Taxes
-Pension Plans
-Relocation

Glossary -
Appendix A: Washington Child Support Guidelines -
Appendix B: Worksheets -
Appendix C: Blank Forms -
Index -

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