A caring, experienced family law attorney to protect your rights during divorce, separation, or any family law matter
Family law issues are highly personal and often stressful. As a King County family law attorney with over 35 years of experience, Sunitha Anjilvel and our team handle the full range of family law matters, including prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, divorce and legal separation, parenting plans, child support, protection orders, and changes to existing orders. Family law is complex, and you deserve an attorney who will guide you through it with skill and sensitivity to your needs and concerns.
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Make an appointment today for an initial consultation. During this consultation we will discuss your situation and determine the most effective path to move forward through the legal system. If there are any safety concerns we will provide you with some initial steps to protect yourself.
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Managing legal expenses in a divorce
Keeping costs down during the divorce process involves understanding the process and what the issues are, and trying to reach an agreement on issues wherever possible. Agreeing about issues with a spouse with whom you are separating is difficult for many people. There are extreme cases where one spouse will never agree to what is fair. But no matter how contentious and bitter a separation may be at the beginning there is a middle ground that can often be reached through negotiation by both parties.
Read more about cost-saving measures to keep your legal costs down during a divorce
Grounds for divorce
As a “no fault” state, to get a divorce in Washington you do not need to prove that either spouse did something wrong. A spouse’s wrongdoing or other actions can be relevant in deciding issues relating to custody, visitation, and sometimes division of property, but in terms of the dissolution of the marriage itself fault is never an issue.
Learn more divorce terms in plain English
Family Law Articles
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News Release – Self Serve Divorce
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sunitha Anjilvel info@selfservedivorce.com Self Serve Divorce launches to provide innovative and affordable divorce services in King County, WA Redmond, WA – January 6, 2025 – Starting January 6, couples in King County, Washington, will have access to a groundbreaking new service, Self Serve Divorce, designed to make divorce more affordable and…
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Affordable divorce in Washington: Unbundled Legal Services
For many separating couples, the emotional trauma of actual separation is further complicated by the potentially devastating economic consequences of splitting one house into two. Add large legal bills to this situation and you have one reason why many couples are actually choosing to stay together purely for economic reasons. How is it practically feasible…
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Divorce in plain English
The legal system can seem confusing to non-lawyers. Laws and legal documents based on those laws are drafted using legal terms and language that is known mostly only to lawyers or legal professionals. In this article I explain in plain English some legal terms relating to divorce. Divorce = Dissolution In the State of Washington…