With on-line forms, public service agencies, and library references it is possible to litigate your own divorce without the aid of an attorney. Before you do, think about some of the following issues and consider whether pro se (a person who represents himself) litigation is right for you.

During a divorce a court will divide the marital property according to complex standards of Washington State family law. In addition to law school and on the job training, Seattle divorce attorneys spend a considerable amount of time reading and keeping up with the evolution of the law. A Seattle divorce attorneys makes it her business to constantly deepen and supplement her understanding of the law in order to be more effective for her clients. If you are about to enter into a divorce proceeding, and you have personal or real property that you care about, who do you think has a better chance of protecting that property for you—a competent Seattle divorce attorneys or you?

Seattle child custody laws are even more complex and concern an even more valuable area of your divorce. Courts will consider a variety of factors in no certain order to decide the fate of your relationship with your children during a divorce. Seattle divorce attorneys are familiar with these factors, the evidence used to prove them, and how a judge considers them to decide your case. Since family law is a product of state and county law, and not federal law, only a Seattle divorce attorney familiar with the local practices and procedures can know the best way to litigate your divorce.

The Seattle divorce attorneys at McKinley Irvin have been representing clients in the Pacific Northwest with their Washington State family law problems since 1991. If you have a divorce, child custody, child support, or legal separation issue, contact one of our Seattle divorce attorneys today and get some answers. You wouldn’t do your own heart surgery, why would you do your own divorce?