Family Law
Judge Aitken handled all types of civil cases while on the King County Superior Court bench and conducted settlement conferences, a majority of which were in the family law area, on a weekly basis for 14 years.
As a mediator, she especially enjoys working with family law matters, particularly marriage dissolutions. Judge Aitken believes working together can lead to a settlement which benefits both parties far more than any disposition from the court. Judge Aitken has a collaborative style and method of resolving disputes directly with the parties. Representative Matters
- Arbitrated parenting plan modification concerning school for special needs children
- Arbitrated to award many dissolution cases involving division of assets, spousal support, and child custody issues
- Mediated a marital dissolution case involving custody of family pets
- Mediated a marital dissolution case involving developmentally disabled adult with court appointed Guardian Ad Litem
- Mediated and settled estate matter where beneficiary claimed fraud by the Personal Representative
- Mediated and settled probate case involving funding of trust and pre-nuptial agreement
- Mediated estate matter concerning claims made against an estate by decedent’s girlfriend
- Mediated marital dissolution matter involving foreign nationals domiciled in Washington State
- Mediated meretricious relationship dissolution involving disposition of jointly owned house
- Mediated numerous marital dissolutions involving multi-million dollar estates