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Seattle Family Law Firm
Overview
Our attorneys at Meridian Family Law, in our Seattle, Washington law office, strive to help family law clients reach sound resolutions while seeking to minimize conflict. Conflict in divorce, child custody and support proceedings as well as other family law matters often aggravate already difficult situations. This can negatively impact the parties interpersonally and also adversely affect children and extended family. Such discord conflict often usually also increases legal fees...
Our attorneys at Meridian Family Law, in our Seattle, Washington law office, strive to help family law clients reach sound resolutions while seeking to minimize conflict. Conflict in divorce, child custody and support proceedings as well as other family law matters often aggravate already difficult situations. This can negatively impact the parties interpersonally and also adversely affect children and extended family. Such discord conflict often usually also increases legal fees. Our lawyers devise strategies designed to reduce strife conflict, foster precise legal agreements and arguments, and promote fair outcomes in cost-effective and amicable ways.
Our law office focuses primarily on helping clients resolve family legal disputes, but we also provide legal services and transactional work related to family law issues such as providing mediation services, drafting and reviewing prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, LGBTQ+ and step-parent adoptions, etc. We support and represent clients through family law matters, including the following:
• Divorce
• Mediations
• Parenting plans/modifications
• Child support
• LGBTQ+ family law
• Military divorce
• Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements; co-habitation agreements
• Step-Parent and LGBTQ+ Adoptions
• Domestic violence
• Collaborative Divorce
We place a strong emphasis on cooperative approaches to family law and alternative dispute resolution. If we cannot help clients resolve issues through mediation or negotiations, or when those are not reasonable alternatives for a particular case, we take a matter to court. Meridian Family Law focuses on clients' future well-being and security, not just short-term results. We strive to mitigate unnecessary conflict and help clients find resolution, stability, and long-term happiness.
Our commitment to fostering wellness and stability for our clients stems from our extensive experience in practicing law and assisting families as they journey through the difficulties of a family law case. We regularly see how litigating family issues often creates more upset and discord - both emotionally and economically. We approach our cases with this context in mind and guide our clients through the legal process prudently and effectively.
About Meridian Family Law
Previous Law Firm Name
- Carol Bailey & Associates, 2004-2013
- Integrative Family Law
Languages
- English
- Mandarin Chinese
Practice Areas
- Family Law
Litigation
- 60%
Pro Bono Activities
- Cross-Cultural Family Law Clinic
- KCBA Greenwood Family Law Clinic
- CASA Sponsor
- OLaw Sponsor
- King Country Settlement Conference Volunteers
- KCBA Judicial Candidate Screening Committee
- Emerald City Mock Trial volunteer judge
People
Attorneys
- Jennifer A. Forquer (Senior Partner) 2 Reviews
- Sharon Friedrich (Managing Partner)
- Megan Stanley (Senior Partner) 1 Reviews
- Krista Stipe (Senior Partner)
- Lisa A. DuFour (Retired) 1 Reviews
- Linda Mason Wilgis (Of Counsel)
- Paige D. Haley (Of Counsel)
- Peyton Healy (Attorney)
- Melanie Avril Maxwell (Attorney)
- Susan J. Shulenberger (Of Counsel Mentoris Amicum)
- Brien Galbraith (Partner)
- Kelly Stafford (Attorney)
- Laura M. Groves (Attorney)
- Joe Hunt
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
901 5th AvenueSuite 2800A Seattle, WA 98164
Phone
Fax
- 206-859-6801
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