Whatcom Family Lawyers that put you first.

Hemmat Law represents clients throughout Franklin County in international divorce matters involving multiple countries, jurisdictions, and legal systems. Our attorneys assist with complex jurisdictional issues, cross-border child custody disputes, and the identification and division of property and financial assets held overseas, providing strategic guidance when a divorce extends beyond Washington State or U.S. borders.

Hemmat Law represents clients throughout Whatcom County in high-asset divorce cases involving substantial property and complex financial interests. Our attorneys assist with the valuation and division of businesses, real estate holdings, investment portfolios, stock-based compensation, retirement accounts, and other significant assets, taking a careful and strategic approach to protecting each client’s financial position and long-term interests.

Hemmat Law assists individuals throughout Whatcom County with Committed Intimate Relationship (CIR) matters under Washington law. Our attorneys help clients understand whether a long-term unmarried relationship may meet the legal criteria for a CIR and provide experienced representation in disputes involving property, finances, and other assets following the end of the relationship.

Hemmat Law represents LGBTQ+ individuals, couples, and families throughout Whatcom County in a broad range of Washington family law matters. Our attorneys provide experienced guidance on divorce, child custody and parenting plans, surrogacy, assisted reproduction, and parental rights, offering knowledgeable, respectful, and inclusive representation tailored to each client’s circumstances and family structure.

Parents have a right to see their children flourish in a safe and secure environment. Hemmat Law work with clients to ensure that divorce parenting plans and child support agreements act in the best interests of those involved. Hemmat family lawyers will act to ensure that your divorce parenting plans are robust and fair.

Washington state’s statute of limitations on child abuse cases is quite broad, so if you or a loved one suffered abuse even decades ago, it may still be possible to bring a claim. If you or a loved one have suffered abuse, whether recently or many years ago, Hemmat Law’s child abuse lawyers will work on your case with compassion and discretion.

Managing co-parenting circumstances can be difficult and contentious. If one parent attempts to distort a child’s relationship with the other, speaking badly of them, blocking them from seeing them or other manipulative behaviours, Washington state courts take this parental alienation seriously, and so do Hemmat’s parental alienation lawyer.

As a child’s legal father, you have the same legal rights as your child’s mother, including participation in hearings and the right to representation. The Hemmat Law Group’s father’s rights lawyers work will work with you to clearly explain your responsibilities and help you fight to protect your rights.

The increase in social media and online interaction has made it easier than ever to learn about people’s lives and interests. There are legal provisions for when a line is crossed into behaviour that is deemed as cyber stalking, intimidation or harassment.

Suffering domestic violence can lead to devastating consequences and happens more often that you might think. Many survivors of domestic violence feel intimidated by the thought of attending the DVPO hearing in Seattle civil court. Hemmat Law’s trusted and caring domestic violence lawyers will work with you to carefully prepare and maximize your chances of securing your desired outcome.

Everyone has the right to feel safe. If you have experienced verbal threats or intimidation, the Hemmat Law Group can offer experienced legal guidance and, where appropriate, can help you to seek a restraining order in relation to the intimidating behaviour and threats. Your safety and wellbeing is paramount.

Harassment charges are wide ranging in Seattle and can be open to interpretation, so having a knowledgeable harassment and bullying lawyer from Hemmat Law on your side is important to understand the process and consequences of making or being on the receiving end of charges.