Many couples live together for a long time, accumulate property, and even have children, all without getting married. While this isn’t all that unusual, there are a number of misconceptions revolving around these situations and what it means when the couple separates. If you are unmarried but separating from a long-term partner, an experienced family law attorney can help you understand your rights. 

What is Common Law Marriage?

This is an old concept whereby a couple can become “married” simply by living together long-term and holding themselves out as a married couple. This can include doing things such as telling people they are married, holding property as a married couple, and having children. Although the couple is not legally married, the couple would be treated the same as any other married couple under common law marriage doctrine. 

Is There Common Law Marriage in Washington State?

A few states

Mediation is a way of sorting any differences between you and your ex-partner, with the help of a third person who won’t take sides. It facilitates the resolution of issues involving family breakdown, separation, divorce and its financial consequences, arrangements for children and any other kind of family dispute.

Experts, Rachel Oaks and Claire Colbert from Family Mediation & Mentoring are going to talk to us about different types of mediation so you can think of what will work for you. Different and common mediation dillemas will be discussed and you will have a chance to ask some questions too.

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You might be feeling increasingly stressed, exhausted, frustrated, anxious, inadequate, and disconnected from your children. You are constantly dealing with power struggles, defiance, and living in chaotic households transitioning through a divorce.

You may have tried punishments, rewards, yelling and threats and nothing is working. What do parents do when traditional parenting methods are not working, but rather making things worse? Do they become more punitive or perhaps go the other way and become overly permissive? The answer is neither, but rather, somewhere in between.

Join Divorce Club Co-founder Isablle Hung & top parenting coach Janell Bitton to learn about effective and respectful parenting tools that are both firm and kind, help parents get to the core of their child’s misbehavior, reduce power struggles, build connection with their children, and ultimately help their children develop critical life and social skills.

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Farhana is an experienced and accredited family specialist with over 18 years post qualification experience and has been recognized in both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. She has previously headed a leading family team in London and practiced in the City where she dealt with complex family cases often requiring a multi-disciplinary approach.

Farhana is a Resolution Accredited Specialist in both financial and children cases as well as being a Law Society Family Law Panel member. Additionally, Farhana is one of only 20 Directors of Resolution which is the leading organization for family lawyers which places her at forefront of family work in England & Wales.

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