Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

Divorce filing in WA or CA

Since one spouse lives in WA and the other in CA, and both are no fault states, is there an advantage in filing in WA rather than CA?


Asked on 6/17/07, 1:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Elizabeth Powell ELizabeth Powell PS Inc

Re: Divorce filing in WA or CA

Depends on your perspective.

WA property division is "just and equitable", while CA appears to divide property on a 50-50 basis.

There is a jurisdictional issue at play here too.

I alos believe that a WA dissolution is going to cost less for fees and costs.

Mike Aronoff in Tacoma is licensed in both WA and CA. He could probably give you a more reasoned answer than I can.

Hope this helps. Elizabeth Powell

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Answered on 6/17/07, 2:31 pm


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