- 224
- Episodes
- 7
- Transcribed
- 30
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Modern Family Matters
Modern Family Matters is a podcast based out of the Pacific Northwest that discusses a variety of different topics that can impact the family unit, such as divorce, custody, estate planning, adoption, personal injury accidents, and bankruptcy. We believe that there is no such thing as "broken" family, and that true family can take on many different forms. Join our host, Steve Altishin, as he interviews attorneys and other industry professionals on all matters pertaining to the modern family.
- Publisher
- with Pacific Cascade Legal
- Category
- education · kids & family · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 May 2020
- Latest episode
- 13 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
7 of 224 episodes have a transcript.

13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Your Paralegal Is Calling—Here's Why That’s a Good Thing!

29 Sept 2026
The Road to Adoption: One Family’s Journey Through the Foster Care System

17 Sept 2026
Divorce by ChatGPT? Why AI Can’t Replace a Divorce Attorney
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Your Paralegal Is Calling—Here's Why That’s a Good Thing!
Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Well, I think that needs... To really answer that, we need to go back to the fundamentals of what is a paralegal and what is your attorney? For a paralegal, Our responsibility is kind of everything behind the scenes. We're the ones that are going to be doing a lot of the initial drafting. We're going to be going through their financials and their discovery. We're going to be running calculations for support. We're going to basically be doing everything to provide detailed and concise information to the attorney who can then use that to make strong legal arguments in defense of or against a legal issue for a particular case. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Modern Family Matters
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Lisa Parsons
- Lane Igoudin
- Lewis Landerholm
- Elisabeth Stitt
- Jesse Hurst
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 28 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 40
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 77
Contact Modern Family Matters
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- Does not typically book guests
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