How do I file for divorce in WA?

Prepare your documents.Complete the application on the Commonwealth Courts Portal.Print and witness your application before an authorised witness.Finalise your application.Serve the application.File your service documents on the Commonwealth Courts Portal.

Can a parent be forced to pay for college?

Legally, a parent can not be forced to pay for college (except if stipulated in divorce agreements). This means parents have no legal obligation to pay for their child's college education — except if the parents are divorced and the divorce agreement includes paying college costs.

How should I file my taxes if my husband owes back child support?

If your spouse owes child support, you can still choose to file your taxes under the 'married filing jointly' designation. That being said, you may discover that this reduces your tax refund.

Will I get my stimulus check if my husband owes child support?

Checks will go to people who had all or part of their stimulus check diverted to pay their spouse's past-due child support. The IRS will send stimulus check payments to about 50,000 people whose portion of their payment was diverted to pay their spouse's past-due child support.

Can I get in trouble for filing single while married?

No, you cannot file single if you are married. Married taxpayers can only file married filing jointly or married filing separately.

Why would a married couple file separately?

The married-filing-separately status allows you to claim responsibility only for your own return. For example, two spouses may choose to file separately if they're planning to divorce and wish to keep their finances separate.

What's the difference between separated and legally separated?

Legal Separation Being legally separated is a different legal status from being divorced or married—you're no longer married, but you're not divorced either, and you can't remarry. Some consider a legal separation the same as a divorce for purposes of terminating health benefits.)

How long is a separation agreement good for?

A separation agreement doesnt expire as long as your living separate and apart. If you never separated, then it actually never took effect. Once you separate it is enforceable until a court changes it.

What's the point of a legal separation?

A legal separation can be a stopping point on the way to divorce. It allows a couple to resolve all the important issues (custody and financial issues) in their lives while keeping the marriage intact and determining what they really want. A legal separation is reversible. If you get divorced, there is no going back.