Family Law

Ted Zelasko – one of our founders – had a simple philosophy when it came to family law issues. Ted always said that family law was the most human area of the law. He stressed to all of us that family law touches and affects people more than any other because it is all about home, family, children, and the issues that are at the very core of who we are as people. It is emotional and often messy. Ted often reminded us that as lawyers practicing family law, we needed to be very sensitive to the real and/or imagined needs of our clients, in order to help guide them through these very difficult matters. We were always to remember that we are not just the attorney and advocate, but we must also be part counselor, confessor, and confidant.

For more than 50 years, members of our firm have dedicated themselves to providing the best representation and advice possible for our clients who find themselves in need of help in the area of family law. We are committed to helping our clients through the difficult issues that often arise in the family law setting, and we are dedicated to achieving the best possible results in each and every case.

If you find yourself in need of a lawyer in any of the following areas, or if you are unsure or confused about just what you require, please contact us, and we will be happy to take up your cause and to make it our highest priority:

Divorce/Dissolution of Marriage
Legal Separation
Custody Disputes
Parenting Plan Modifications
Child Support Modifications
Postsecondary Educational Support
Residential Relocations
Paternity
Nonparental Custody (Third-party/Grandparent Custody)
Committed Intimate Relationships
Domestic Partnerships
Contempt of Court
Adoptions
Guardianships

Click on button below to view Frequently Asked Questions:

FAQ

Submitting Family-Law-Related information to your Attorney (please read carefully before proceeding):

Once you have established a client-attorney relationship with our firm and your attorney has provided an explanation and given you an option to submit information electronically, if you would like to submit your information to him using Secure Web Interview and Forms Transfer (SWIFT), please follow these instructions:

1. Click on the SWIFT link below.
2. Follow the instructions on screen.
3. Click Submit when done.

The information is immediately ready for your attorney. You may wish to call your attorney (360.533.2865) to let him know data is waiting.

HELPFUL HINTS

ENTER MONTHLY AMOUNTS
1. Most of the information must be entered as a monthly amount. That’s where the “CalcMonthly” buttons can make your job easier. Example: Suppose you are paid $100 per week in business income. Next to the place where you would enter Month Business Income, click the “CalcMonthly” button. A pop-up screen will appear where you can type 100 in the weekly box. When you click “Calculate and Transfer,” the amount you typed will be converted to a monthly amount and placed in the appropriate place on the form.

ENTER THE INFORMATION YOU KNOW
1. Any information you type will be helpful. The information you type will be merged with existing information acquired during previous visits or phone interviews with your attorney.
2. The data entry program only asks for information, and doesn’t do calculations. The calculations are done on your attorney’s machine.

TRANSFERRING INFORMATION TO THE ATTORNEY
Just click SUBMIT when done!

HOW SECURE IS SWIFT?
Information is ALWAYS stored in a password protected encrypted format on a protected website designed specifically to allow you to safely exchange data with your attorney. Your attorney has a secure private lock box on this encrypted website where only he can access the information with the software he has on his computer—the information is ALWAYS encrypted.

Complete Form and send to Gary Morean

Complete Form and send to David Mistachkin

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