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Karim A. Hamir
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111 W Columbia Way Suite 246 Vancouver, WA 98660» view map
Divorce & Family Law
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1. Karim A. Hamir Vancouver, WA
  Attorney at Law - WA, 2003
  Western Michigan University J.D.
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Micah L. Davis

Administrative Law, Adoption, Dispute Resolution, Corporate

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108 E. Mill Plain Boulevard, Vancouver, WA 98660

Marie M. Tilden

Adoption, Immigration

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 38 Years

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19215 Se 34Th St, Camas, WA 98607

Sam B Gunn

Adoption, Bankruptcy, Corporate, Estate Planning

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 49 Years

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10000 NE 7th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98685

Martin David Meyer

Federal, Wills, Family Law, Adoption

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 36 Years

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402 Capitol Way S, Olympia, WA 98501

Karen Elizabeth Feulner

Family Law, Adoption, Divorce & Family Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 38 Years

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401 E Mcloughlin Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98663

Amanda Krismer Anderson

Lawsuit & Dispute, Adoption, Consumer Rights

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 14 Years

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805 S Broadway, Vancouver, WA 98660

Louis B Byrd

Child Support, Adoption, Criminal, Administrative Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 35 Years

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112 W 11Th St, Vancouver, WA 98660

Kristen Leann Parcher

Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Children's Rights

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 20 Years

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Vancouver, WA 98666

Mary E. Kooistra

Collaborative Law, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Adoption

Status: Inactive Licensed: 47 Years

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2514 Alvarado Dr, Bellingham, WA 98229

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LEGAL TERMS

COMMUNITY PROPERTY

A method for defining the ownership of property acquired during marriage, in which all earnings during marriage and all property acquired with those earnings ar... (more...)

A method for defining the ownership of property acquired during marriage, in which all earnings during marriage and all property acquired with those earnings are considered community property and all debts incurred during marriage are community property debts. Community property laws exist in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. Compare equitable distribution and separate property.

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (TRO)

An order that tells one person to stop harassing or harming another, issued after the aggrieved party appears before a judge. Once the TRO is issued, the court ... (more...)

An order that tells one person to stop harassing or harming another, issued after the aggrieved party appears before a judge. Once the TRO is issued, the court holds a second hearing where the other side can tell his story and the court can decide whether to make the TRO permanent by issuing an injunction. Although a TRO will often not stop an enraged spouse from acting violently, the police are more willing to intervene if the abused spouse has a TRO.

MISUNDERSTANDING

A mistake by both spouses in a marriage that can serve as grounds for an annulment. For example, if one spouse went into the marriage wanting children while the... (more...)

A mistake by both spouses in a marriage that can serve as grounds for an annulment. For example, if one spouse went into the marriage wanting children while the other did not, they have a misunderstanding that will be judged serious enough for a court to terminate the marriage.

FOREIGN DIVORCE

A divorce obtained in a different state or country from the place where one spouse resides at the time of the divorce. As a general rule, foreign divorces are r... (more...)

A divorce obtained in a different state or country from the place where one spouse resides at the time of the divorce. As a general rule, foreign divorces are recognized as valid if the spouse requesting the divorce became a resident of the state or country granting the divorce, and if both parties consented to the jurisdiction of the foreign court. A foreign divorce obtained by one person without the consent of the other is normally not valid, unless the nonconsenting spouse later acts as if the foreign divorce were valid, for example, by remarrying.

EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION

A legal principle, followed by most states, under which assets and earnings acquired during marriage are divided equitably (fairly) at divorce. In theory, equit... (more...)

A legal principle, followed by most states, under which assets and earnings acquired during marriage are divided equitably (fairly) at divorce. In theory, equitable means equal, but in practice it often means that the higher wage earner gets two-thirds to the lower wage earner's one-third. If a spouse obtains a fault divorce, the 'guilty' spouse may receive less than his equitable share upon divorce.

CONSUMMATION

The actualization of a marriage. Sexual intercourse is required to 'consummate' a marriage. Failure to do so is grounds for divorce or annulment.

ADOPTED CHILD

Any person, whether an adult or a minor, who is legally adopted as the child of another in a court proceeding. See adoption.

BEST INTERESTS (OF THE CHILD)

The test that courts use when deciding who will take care of a child. For instance, an adoption is allowed only when a court declares it to be in the best inter... (more...)

The test that courts use when deciding who will take care of a child. For instance, an adoption is allowed only when a court declares it to be in the best interests of the child. Similarly, when asked to decide on custody issues in a divorce case, the judge will base his or her decision on the child's best interests. And the same test is used when judges decide whether a child should be removed from a parent's home because of neglect or abuse. Factors considered by the court in deciding the best interests of a child include: age and sex of the child mental and physical health of the child mental and physical health of the parents lifestyle and other social factors of the parents emotional ties between the parents and the child ability of the parents to provide the child with food, shelter, clothing and medical care established living pattern for the child concerning school, home, community and religious institution quality of schooling, and the child's preference.

COMPARABLE RECTITUDE

A doctrine that grants the spouse least at fault a divorce when both spouses have shown grounds for divorce. It is a response to an old common-law rule that pre... (more...)

A doctrine that grants the spouse least at fault a divorce when both spouses have shown grounds for divorce. It is a response to an old common-law rule that prevented a divorce when both spouses were at fault.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

State v. Gamble

... Barr v. MacGugan, 119 Wash.App. 43, 78 P.3d 660 (2003). Â¶ 10 In In re Adoption of Henderson, 97 Wash.2d 356, 644 P.2d 1178 (1982), changes made in a governing statute provided that adoption decrees should be final from the date of entry. ...

In re Dependency of MS

... 1 Facing the possible involuntary termination of her parental rights through a dependency termination proceeding, Carmen Sigurdson decided to voluntarily relinquish her rights to the Department of Social and Health Services in exchange for an open adoption arrangement. ...

In re PPT

... The court also entered findings that all three children were in need of a permanent home given the instability they faced in their parents' home and the length of time they had spent out of parental care, that all three children had prospects for adoption, and that the aunt and ...

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COMMUNITY PROPERTY

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (TRO)

MISUNDERSTANDING

FOREIGN DIVORCE

EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION

CONSUMMATION

ADOPTED CHILD

BEST INTERESTS (OF THE CHILD)

COMPARABLE RECTITUDE

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

State v. Gamble

In re Dependency of MS

In re PPT

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