About
Born and raised in Olympia, I actually have lived inside the area all my life except 365 days in San Francisco and 3 years in Germany.
I again to school when my youngsters were through high school and it had lengthy been my purpose to exercise Family Law. But after completing my B. A. in Psychology, I desired more depth inside the situation so endured college till I had my Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology. I did an internship at Community Mental Health (now known as Behavioral Health Resources) diagnosing and Counseling Children, couples, and families for six months (past what become required by way of my Master’s degree). Within a month of ending my paintings with Community Mental Health I started Law school on the University of Washington. Before the 3-12 months anniversary of my having began law college, I surpassed the bar exam. I opened my Family Law exercise 6 months later.
In addition to representing named parties in numerous Family Law topics (dissolutions of marriage, child custody, termination of parental rights and paternity instances), I also became a Guardian advert Litem for Family Law topics. As a Gtuardian advert Litem, I represented not most effective the exceptional pursuits of kids, however also the ones of incapacitated adults or underneath-elderly mother and father for the equal types of instances as noted above.
Since 2013 I have been on something of an hiatus, to begin with for private and own family fitness issues accompanied with the aid of the demise of my husband after which due to the fact I wished spinal reconstruction - 4 surgeries in all - over a period of extra than three years. I stay on hiatus till I can stroll properly and feature the bodily ability to respond to the demands resuming practice will require.
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Legal Issues
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father s Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
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Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
- Solo Practitioner
Private practice law office
1996
Educations
Graduation year: 1992
Graduation year: 1990
Graduation year: 1969
