DECISION
MAKING IN WASHINGTON
Parents have the
responsibility to make decisions and
perform other parental functions
necessary for the care and growth of
their minor children. A Parenting
Plan contains a provision for decision
making authority. The Parenting
Plan allocates decision making authority
solely to one parent or jointly to both
parties regarding the child's education,
health care, religious upbringing, and
other major decisions. The parties
may incorporate an agreement related to
the care and growth of the child in these
specified areas, or in other areas, into
their Parenting Plan. Regardless of
the allocation of decision-making in the
Parenting Plan, either parent may make
emergency decisions affecting the health
or safety of the child. Each parent
may make decisions regarding the
day-to-day care and control of the child
while the child is residing with that
parent.
When mutual
decision making is designated but cannot
be achieved, the parties shall make a
good-faith effort to resolve the issue
through the dispute resolution process,
as provided for in the Parenting Plan. If
this does not resolve the issue, then the
parties may bring a motion in court to
resolve the dispute.
Our firm consist of three
lawyers, Peter W. Mogren, Ronald E.
Glessner, and Ruth A. Roti. Our
emphasis is in family law, wills and
probate, and personal injury.
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details about these areas of practice,
including divorce, legal separation,
property division, child support, spousal
maintenance, parenting plans,
modifications, paternity, adoption,
wills, Community Property Agreements,
Durable Power of Attorney, and probate.
Our firm is conveniently located
in Renton, King County, Washington, just
off the freeway at the intersection of
I-405 and I-167. Our attorneys
represent clients throughout the State of
Washington, including the communities of
Renton, Kent, Tukwila, Seattle, Bellevue,
Auburn, Maple Valley, Federal Way, Des
Moines, Burien, SeaTac, Enumclaw and most
of south King County.
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