FIVE YEARS ago, Kristin Little did everything in her power to stop her divorce. “I had a new baby and I was terrified,” she says. “I loved our life. The whole time I was thinking, ‘How can I keep this from happening?’ ” She cried. Argued. Dragged her feet and lamented the unfairness o

By John Knicely OLYMPIA, Wash. — Advocates celebrated what they call a new, more civil divorce option on the Capitol steps Friday after Gov. Jay Inslee signed the Uniform Collaborative Law Act.  It allows couples to agree on terms of their divorce without going to court. “This is a ve