Law Offices of Molly B. Kenny

Focus and practice areas

Family law is the entire focus of this Bellevue, Washington firm. The work stays inside that field, and every practice area on the site belongs to it. A reader gets a clear sense of scope before making contact.

Divorce is the firm's main area, and that includes cases it describes as high-asset divorce. The firm also handles child custody, child support, alimony and spousal support, and the division of marital assets. Paternity matters fall under its work as well, and the firm drafts prenuptial and postnuptial agreements for couples planning ahead.

Mediation and arbitration round out the services, which gives couples a way to settle matters outside a courtroom. That mix covers both the end of a marriage and the paperwork that sets terms before one begins. In my opinion, the list reads as a family law firm that has covered the main parts of its field.

How the firm handles a case

The firm says it works with clients one case at a time rather than through large teams of associates. For a client, that points to direct contact with the attorney handling the file. It sets the tone for how the firm describes its own service.

A single point of contact can matter in family law, where the facts are personal and shift week to week. When one attorney holds the file, that attorney already knows the history behind a custody dispute or a support figure. The firm builds its service around that kind of continuity.

Money questions in a divorce

High-asset cases raise financial questions that reach into accounting and business valuation. The firm says it brings in outside help for that work, naming CPAs, business evaluators, financial planners, and economists. Those professionals look at income, real estate, stock options, and other holdings when a marital estate is large.

That approach fits the kind of divorce where a couple owns a business or holds equity tied to an employer. Valuing those assets takes more than a quick look at a bank statement. The firm's stated use of financial help shows it expects that level of detail in the larger cases.

Asset division reads simply on paper and turns complicated in practice, once a house, a business interest, and an employer's stock all sit in the same estate. The firm's list places asset division beside alimony and support, so a client can see the money side handled in one place. That grouping suits a divorce where the balance sheet drives much of the dispute.

Matters involving children

Custody and support cases turn on the children as much as the parents. The firm says it treats the children's needs as the primary concern in those matters. As a reviewer, I read that as the firm's stated approach to custody and support work, and it tells a parent how the firm frames the subject.

Mediation and arbitration give those cases a calmer route when both parents can work toward terms. The firm lists both among its services, so a family can aim for agreement before a judge steps in. For parents who share years of co-parenting ahead, that path can lower the temperature.

The attorney behind the firm

The Law Offices of Molly B. Kenny takes its name from Molly B. Kenny, its founder and principal attorney. The site presents her as the divorce attorney at the head of the firm, which fits the close-contact approach it describes.

Kenny holds an AV rating through the Martindale-Hubbell peer review process. That rating comes from other lawyers assessing a practitioner's legal ability and ethical standards. It is a marker set by other members of the bar, which gives it weight independent of the firm's own copy.

Writing on Washington family law

Kenny also writes articles on Washington family law, and child custody evaluations are among the topics she has covered. That writing gives a reader a way to see how she reads the state's rules before hiring anyone. For someone weighing a custody question, it is a useful thing to have on hand.

A lawyer who writes about custody evaluations is putting working knowledge of Washington procedure into plain words. For a parent facing an evaluation, that material sets expectations before the process starts. It also shows the subjects the firm sees often enough to write about.

Where the firm practices

The office sits in Bellevue, just off Interstate 90, in the Seattle area of Washington. Interstate 90 runs east from Seattle through Bellevue, so the office is easy to reach from either side of Lake Washington. The firm says it serves clients across King County.

Bellevue puts the firm on the east side of the Seattle metro, within reach of the county's family law courts. A client in that part of Washington can meet the attorney close to home. The setting matches the local focus the firm states on its site.

The firm keeps a presence on Facebook, X, and YouTube, where its video channel uses the mollybkenny handle. Between those accounts and the articles, the firm gives a reader several ways to see its family law work. A reader can look there alongside the material posted on the main site.