Parenting Evaluation, GAL, and Mediation Services for Family Law Clients

About

Sarah has extensive experience conducting parenting evaluations and assessments in complex family law cases. During her time with King County Superior Court's Family Court Services ("FCS"), she conducted over 150 parenting plan evaluations, over 30 domestic violence assessments, and numerous parenting plan mediations. She has testified as an expert witness in over 30 cases. During her time with FCS, Sarah was instrumental in developing the FCS Court Visitor Program, providing needed services to families engaged in the RCW 11.130 guardianship process. During her time with FCS, she provided trainings to stakeholders, staff, and judicial officers regarding various topics, including changes to state law, assessing for domestic violence in family law matters, expert testimony, and bias. Prior to her time with the Court, Sarah spent several years as a Court Appointed Special Advocate ("CASA") and Advocate Supervisor with Family Law CASA of King County. As an Advocate Supervisor, Sarah supervised over thirty CASA volunteers as they conducted parenting evaluations in family law matters.

Sarah is dedicated to offering comprehensive, balanced, and culturally competent services to family law litigants. She is currently serving clients in King and Snohomish Counties.

Training

Sarah has extensive training in family law matters. A partial list of relevant trainings includes:

From 6 to 1: Overview of Washington’s New Consolidated Protection Order Statute, King County Bar Association – June 29, 2022

Impact of Firearm Prohibitions & Relinquishment on Intimate Partner Homicide, King County Prosecutor’s Office – October 24, 2022

Technology-Enabled Abuse 101, King County Bar Association – March 8, 2023

Joel’s Law and Ricky’s Law – An Introduction for Special Commitment Proceedings, King County Bar Association – April 12, 2023

ABA Therapy – Applied Behavior Analysis and Its Applications in Child Welfare, King County Bar Association – May 10, 2023

The SAFeR Model, Battered Women’s Justice Project – June 6-15, 2023

Working with Neurodiverse Individuals, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts – July 12, 2023

The Backdrop of Bias – Emerging Through Bias: Toward a More Fair and Equitable Legal System, King County Bar Association – October 5, 2023

2023 Family Law Hot Topics: Evolving Issues in Family Law Practice, King County Bar Association – October 12, 2023

2024 Family Law Hot Topics: Evolving Issues in Family Law Practice, King County Bar Association – October 24, 2024

2024 Family Law Midyear Conference, Washington State Bar Association – December 26-30, 2024

Pertinent Ethics Topics in Family Law, Washington State Bar Association – December 30, 2024

Using the Intimate Partner Violence Impact Assessment, Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence – January 30-February 6, 2025

Title 26 GAL Certification Training, Kitsap County Legal Services – March 14, 15, 21, 22, 2025

What Changed for Kids? Legal Takeaways from the 2025 Session, King County Bar Association Child Law Section – May 27, 2025