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Divorce Is Complicated in Washington State

For divorce lawyer Gail Wahrenberger, watching couples feud over who gets more time with the kids is just part of the job. But during a recent case, the splitting spouses didn’t have children. Instead, they got into a custody battle over a beloved Lhasa apso. So Wahrenberger, a partner at Stokes Lawrence in Seattle, included pictures of her client and the dog in her legal brief. She prepared a spreadsheet outlining which spouse spent more time walking the dog. She even called on the …