Listing of self-help materials and informational publications.
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Formatting Court Documents
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Explains court rules about margins, stapling and other formatting of documents that you file with the court and what may happen if you don?t follow these rules.
By: Legal Voice
Washington State Court Forms
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Here you can access divorce, child support, paternity and other state mandatory forms.
Most of the forms found on this website are in Word 6.0 or a PDF format.
By: Administrative Office Of The Courts
Washington State Child Support Schedule
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By: Administrative Office Of The Courts
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Spanish / Español
Washington State Child Support Worksheets
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Fill-in PDF document. Large file 3.4MB
By: Administrative Office Of The Courts
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Spanish / Español
Family Law Forms in Spanish
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The King County Superior Court has the following forms and instructions available in Spanish at its website at www.metrokc.gov/kscc/famlaw/spanish.htm. The same forms are also available in English at www.metrokc.gov/kscc/forms and at www.courts.wa.gov/forms, the Washington Courts website. You can find additional forms and instructions available in Spanish and in English at this website: www.washingtonlawhelp.org.
By: King County Superior Court
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Spanish / Español
Affidavit of Service Court form affirming a person has been served with a subpeona.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Answer, Affirmative Defenses and Counter-Claims Court form to be used with our packed titled How to Answer a Lawsuit for Debt Collection .
By: Northwest Justice Project
Answer, Affirmative Defenses, SetOffs This form is used to answer an unlawful detainer action. See our resource titled Eviction and Your Defense.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Certificate of Service General Certificate of Service form that can be used in most civil, non-family law actions.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Certificate of Service Court form.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Certification and Certificate of Service Form Form to be used with the packet titled Eviction and Your Defense.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Criminal History/Records: When and How to Seal/Vacate Non-Violent Class B or C Felony Convictions This publication provides information and forms on how to vacate and seal records concerning certain non-violent Class B or C felony convictions in Washington State occurring on/after July 1, 1984. Download the pdf file to use the forms.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Declaration Form - Family Law
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Family Law Decarlation court form that can be used in all family law cases.
By: Administrative Office Of The Courts
Declaration Form - General Civil Declaration for general civil court cases. This form is not for family law cases.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Declaration of Defendant Regarding Income and Assets Exempt from Garnishment Form to be used with packet titled "How to Answer a Lawsuit for Debt Collection".
By: Northwest Justice Project
Declaration of Personal Service Form to be used with our publication titled "How to Petition for Superior Court Review".
By: Northwest Justice Project
Declaration of Service Form to be used in conjunction with our resource titled Criminal History/Records: A Guide on When and How to Seal/Vacate Class B or C Felony Convictions.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Defendant's Declaration in Support of Motion for Order to Vacate and Seal Conviction Record... Form to be used in conjunction with our resource titled Criminal History/Records: A Guide on When and How to Seal/Vacate Class B or C Felony Convictions.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Defendant's Motion for Order to Vacate and Seal Conviction Record Purusant to GR 15 ... Form to be used in conjunction with our resource titled Criminal History/Records: A Guide on When and How to Seal/Vacate Class B or C Felony Convictions.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Domestic Violence Forms and Instructions
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This web site contains the necessary forms and instructions for obtaining a protection order.
By: Administrative Office of the Courts
Letter to Washington State Patrol Form to be used in conjunction with our resource titled Criminal History/Records: A Guide on When and How to Seal/Vacate Class B or C Felony Convictions.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Motion and Declaration for Issuance of Subpoena Court Form
By: Northwest Justice Project
Motion and Declaration to Vacate Judgment and To Stay Enforcement of a Writ of Restitution Court form.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Motion to Vacate Judgment/Order [CR 60] A Motion to Vacate is a request to the court to withdraw a previous order or judgment it entered. It has to be based on one of the specific reasons set forth in Civil Rule 60. A Motion to Vacate may be filed in Superior Court or in a court of limited jurisdiction such as district court.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Notice of Appearance and Certificate of Service Form to be used with the packet titled Eviction and Your Defense
By: Northwest Justice Project
Notice of Appearance - General Civil Court form for non family law civil action.
By: Northwest Justice Project
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Notice of Hearing Re: Motion for Order to Vacate and Seal Criminal Conviction Record... Form to be used in conjunction with our resource titled Criminal History/Records: A Guide on When and How to Seal/Vacate Class B or C Felony Convictions.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Order for Issuance of Subpoena Court Form
By: Northwest Justice Project
Order to Show Cause and to Stay Enforcement of a Writ of Restitution Court form.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Order to Vacate and Seal Criminal Conviction Record... Form to be used in conjunction with our resource titled Criminal History/Records: A Guide on When and How to Seal/Vacate Class B or C Felony Convictions.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Petition for Review - Denial of Unemployment Benefits to Superior Court Form to be used with our resource titled "How to Appeal a Denial of Unemployment Benefits to Superior Court" Includes King County specific cover sheets.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Petition for Review of Administrative Order Form to be used with our publication titled "How to Petition for Superior Court Review".
By: Northwest Justice Project
Subpoena Court Form
By: Northwest Justice Project
Subpoena Duces Tecum Court Form
By: Northwest Justice Project
Affidavit - For Distribution of Decedent's Property Form for use with the publication titled "How to Claim the Personal Property of Someone Who Had Died".
By: Northwest Justice Project
Form to Claim Property on Behalf of Another Form for use with publication "How to Claim the Personal Property of Someone Who Has Died".
By: Northwest Justice Project
Notice to Other Successors Form for use with publication titled "How to Claim the Personal Property of Someone Who Has Died".
By: Northwest Justice Project
Sexual Assault Protection Order Forms and Instructions
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Filing a Motion for Change of Venue in a Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce) or Modification... 3206EN - This packet contains the instructions and forms you will need to ask the court to move a marital dissolution or a modification of a parenting plan, child support order, or decree entered in a dissolution to a different county - this is called a Motion for Change of Venue.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Filing a Motion for Adjustment of a Child Support Court Order 3221EN - This packet is intended to help you fill out and file the forms and papers you need for a Motion for Adjustment of a Child Support Order. However, before you use this packet, and assuming you have concluded that filing a motion for adjustment is what you want to do, you should check with your county's Family Law Facilitator or Court Clerk to see if your county has its own Motion for Adjustment packet: a local packet may be easier for you to use because it will include the rules and forms for that county.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Filing a Motion for Emergency Orders for Dissolution Cases and Modifications of Custody/PP in Diss 3214EN - This packet was written to help you get emergency orders while your case is pending in court. This type of motion is a way for you or another party to ask the court to enter an immediate court order that gives you certain rights and/or protections in your family law case between the time your case is filed and the date it is finished.
By: Northwest Justice Project
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Spanish / Español
Filing a Motion for Emergency Orders for Parentage Cases and Modifications of Parentage Cases 3608EN - A Motion for an Emergency Order is officially called a Motion for an Ex Parte Restraining Order/Order to Show Cause. This type of motion is a way for you or another party to ask the court to enter a court order that gives you certain rights and/or protections in your family law case between the time your case is filed and the date it is finished. The main difference between this type of motion and a Motion for Temporary Orders is that you use it in an emergency -- you will be asking the court for a court order that takes effect immediately, without prior notice to the other party. Because the court usually does not want to enter an order before the other party has a chance to tell her/his side of the story, you usually should only file a Motion for Emergency Orders if there is an emergency or urgent reason why you need an order entered before you can have a temporary orders hearing.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Filing a Motion for Temporary Orders for Dissolution Cases and for Custody/Parenting Plan Modifica 3217EN - This packet was written to help you get temporary orders while your case is pending in court. Temporary Orders can order who gets to use what property, who shall pay which bills, appoint a guardian ad litem, and establish temporary child support payments and a parenting plan to be followed until final orders have been entered. This packet can be used for any type of family law action, including dissolution or modification of an existing parenting plan or custody decree.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Filing a Motion for Temporary Orders for Parentage Cases and Modifications of Parentage Cases 3607EN - A Motion for Temporary Orders is one way for you to ask the court to enter a court order that gives you certain rights and/or protections after your family law case has been filed, but before it is finished. You may ask the court to enter temporary (short-term) orders for restraining orders, a parenting plan or residential schedule, child support, a guardian ad litem (GAL), genetic testing, attorney·s fees and costs or other relief.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Filing a Petition for Parenting Plan (Custody) or Child Support When Parentage Has Been Established 3602EN - This packet is intended to help you fill out and file the forms and papers that you need if you are not married to the other parent of your child, the parentage (paternity) of your child has already been established, and you want to ask the court in Washington for a residential schedule, parenting plan or child support court order.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Filing a Petition for Establishment of Parentage (Paternity) 3620EN - This packet is intended to help you fill out and file the forms and papers that you need if you are not married to the other parent of your child, you want to start a court case to ask the court to establish the parentage (paternity) of your child, and you meet the following criteria: (1) There is no Paternity Affidavit which establishes parentage of your child OR Your child has a Washington State Paternity Affidavit that was signed before July 1, 1997; AND (2) There is no court order in any state that establishes parentage of your child.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Filing a Petition to Modify Your Child Support Court Order 3224EN - This packet is intended to help you fill out and file the forms and papers you need for a Petition for Modification of a Washington State Child Support Court Order. However, before you use this packet, and assuming you have concluded that filing a petition for modification of child support is what you want to do, you should check with your county's Family Law Facilitator or Court Clerk to see if your county has its own Petition for Modification of a Child Support order packet: a local packet may be easier for you to use because it will include the rules and forms for that county.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Filing for Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce) 3202EN - This packet was written to help you get a divorce. It provides general information about the law and some of the forms you will need to fill out. If you read the information carefully and follow the instructions, you should be able to do your own divorce.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Dismissing a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce) 3219EN - This packet will help you dismiss a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage that you filed. You may use this packet if you change your mind and no longer want to get divorced. An Order of Dismissal will cancel your dissolution and you will stay married.
By: Northwest Justice Project
Finishing a Modification of Your Child Support Court Order 3229EN - This packet is designed to help you finish a modification of your Washington State Child Support court order. You can use this packet only if you already have a child support modification case that has been filed in court. You may use this packet whether you filed a modification or responded to one.
By: Northwest Justice Project
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