http://www.aaml-wa.org/news_rss.asp Allinta CMS V2.4 - www.allinta.com http://www.aaml-wa.org/news.asp#n1 http://www.aaml-wa.org/news.asp#n1 Few would deny the observation that our current court system is ill-equipped to deal with the sheer volume, the legal complexities, and the emotionally-laden conflict that comes hand-in-hand with divorce and family law in the modern age. Lawyers have moved in large numbers to embrace Alternative Dispute Resolution, including the highly-specialized sub-sets of mediation, arbitration, collaborative law, cooperative law, etc. What are these various forms of ADR and how do they differ from one another? What commends one form over another? When and how is a client to chose his or her form of ADR, and how does the client find a practitioner qualified in ADR? Our first article is a "Q&A" with attorney Mark Weiss as to common misconceptions about collaborative law (click here). Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.aaml-wa.org/news.asp#n2 http://www.aaml-wa.org/news.asp#n2 For well over a century Washington State did not recognize common law marriage (pejoratively referred to as a “meretricious relationship”). The law has changed in recent years and is currently in a rapid state of flux, particularly as to how lawyers and courts are beginning to address the break-up of a same-sex relationship. Our article on this topic is “under construction” and will be posted shortly. This very subject is one of our seminar topics for our March 21, 2008 CLE – “Changing Law, Changing Approaches.” Stay tuned. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT