Airway Heights sits just west of Spokane along US-2, next to Fairchild Air Force Base. Schwab Law represents Airway Heights residents in divorce, parenting plans, child support, and related matters — including the issues that come with military service.
How we help Airway Heights families
Because of the community's ties to Fairchild, a meaningful share of Airway Heights family law cases involve a service member or a military spouse. Those cases follow the same Washington law as any other, with additional federal rules layered on top.
How does military service affect a family law case?
Military divorce raises questions civilian cases do not. Where a case can be filed when one spouse is stationed here but domiciled elsewhere; how a military pension is characterized and divided; how the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act can pause proceedings during deployment; and how a parenting plan should handle temporary duty, deployment, and the possibility of a permanent change of station.
Washington law also addresses deployment specifically: a court may temporarily delegate a deploying parent's residential time to a family member, and a deployment on its own cannot justify a permanent modification of a parenting plan. Those protections only help if they are raised properly and in time.
What family law matters does Schwab Law handle in Airway Heights?
- Divorce and legal separation, including cases involving a service member
- Parenting plans that account for deployment, TDY, and shift schedules
- Division of military retirement and civilian retirement accounts
- Child support and spousal maintenance
- Modifications when orders or duty stations change
- Estate planning, criminal defense, DUI, and bankruptcy
Where is an Airway Heights case heard?
Family law cases from every community in Spokane County are filed in Spokane County Superior Court in downtown Spokane, so the court, the commissioners, and the local rules are the same wherever in the county you live. Misdemeanor matters are handled in district or municipal court depending on where the citation was issued.
Airway Heights is a short trip east into the city, so court appearances are manageable — and much of the work in between can be handled remotely, which matters when one parent is deployed or on an unpredictable schedule.
Questions from Airway Heights clients
Can I file for divorce in Washington if I'm stationed here but from another state?
Often yes. Washington allows a member of the armed forces stationed in the state to petition for dissolution, and there is no minimum length-of-residency requirement. Which state should handle your case can still be a strategic question worth discussing.
What happens to my parenting plan if I deploy?
Washington law allows a court to temporarily delegate a deploying parent's residential time to a family member, and deployment alone cannot be used as grounds for a permanent modification. Raising it correctly and in advance is what protects you.