I have previously blogged about Committed Intimate Relationships (“CIR”) and how courts handle them at the trial level . In addition, CIR have also been reviewed by the Appellate and Supreme Court of Washington....more
In a prior blogpost, I discussed Washington State’s Committed Intimate Relationship Doctrine (“CIR”) and outlined the five non-exclusive factors courts consider in determining whether a CIR existed:...more
In a divorce, the judge will have to divide your marital property and debts between the spouses. The division must be “just and equitable” under the circumstances of the relationship. But can an unmarried couples receive a...more