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Amending (Changing) Your Petition or Parenting Plan
3212EN - Use this packet if you are the petitioner in a family law case AND you decide you want to change something in your Petition or Proposed Parenting Plan after you have filed and served them AND the respondent does not agree with everything in your petition OR you have not received any response from the respondent. Read More
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Changing a Parenting Plan/Child Custody Order
3104EN - Read this publication if you want to change a final court order that sets out where your child lives and with whom s/he visits. This order might be a Custody Decree or Order, Residential Schedule, or Parenting Plan. Read More
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Filing a Motion for a Parenting Plan or Residential Schedule: Parentage Has Been Established in the Past Two Years
This packet will help you fill out and file the forms you need if a) the parentage (paternity) of your child has already been established by court order in the past two years AND b) you want a Washington court to enter a parenting plan or child support court order AND c) your proposed parenting plan does not change custody (who the child lives with most of the time). Packet #3610EN Read More
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Filing a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
3119EN - Use this packet if you have a court order giving you custody of your child and the other parent or person claiming the right to legal custody has taken your child away from you. Read our resource The Other Parent has Taken My Child before using this packet. Read More
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Filing a Petition to Enforce an Out-of-State Custody Order
3942EN - Use this packet if you have a custody order from another state, you have not registered it in Washington, and you need to take some quick action on your custody order here in Washington state, including getting a hearing as soon as you can. Read More
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Following Washington's Relocation Law
Use this packet if you have legal custody of your child, and you wish to move (“relocate”) and take the child with you. Under state law, you may have to do certain things before you move. This packet has forms and instructions to help. Packet #3132EN. Read More
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How to Write a Declaration in a Family Law Case
3917EN - This packet tells you what a declaration is, what should be included and tips on how to write one. There is a family law declaration and other forms attached that you can fill out. Read More
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Parentage and Parenting Plans for Unmarried Parents in Washington
This publication should help you learn the laws that apply when you have a child and you are not married to or in a registered domestic partnership with the child’s other parent. Publication #3601EN. Read More
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Parenting Plans: General Info
3230EN - This publication provides general information about what a parenting plan is and how to get one. It also explains how to enforce or change a permanent parenting plan. Read More
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Petition for a Parenting Plan, Residential Schedule and/or Child Support: Parentage Cases
This packet should help you fill out and file the forms and papers you need if all these are true: a) you are not married to your child’s other parent; b)your child’s parentage (paternity) has already been established by court order that is more than two years old AND c) you want a Washington court to issue a parenting plan. Packet #3602. Read More
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The Other Parent has Taken My Child
3118EN - Read this if the other parent or person claiming the right to legal custody has taken your children away from you (with or without a court order). Read More
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When you Disagree with a Guardian Ad Litem Report
In a family law case where the parties disagree about the parenting plan, the court may appoint a Guardian ad Litem (GAL), or an Evaluator. A GAL or Evaluator’s job is to investigate both households to recommend to the court a residential plan in the child’s best interest. Publication 3111EN Read More
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Which Court Can Enter Custody Orders? Questions and Answers about Jurisdiction
3102EN - Determining jurisdiction can be complicated. This publication tries to explain the basics in simple terms. It may still be confusing. Try to speak with a lawyer. Read More
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Your Family Law Case: If You Cannot Afford the GAL Fee
3117EN - Before requiring you to pay GAL fees, the court should consider your ability to pay. If believe you cannot afford this fee, you can file a motion with the court asking that the fee get paid another way. You must prove you are unable to pay this fee. This packet provides instructions and forms to help you make this request to the court. Read More
Guardians ad litem / evaluators (4)+
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Guardian ad Litems in Family Law Cases Cases
3103EN - A judge may appoint a guardian ad litem (GAL) in a court case about custody or visitation rights. Any party to the case may ask for appointment of a GAL, or the judge can decide on his her/own to appoint one. A GAL may be a lawyer, mental health professional, or volunteer. This packet has the necessary forms and instructions. Read More
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How to Work with GALs and Parenting Evaluators
3106EN - If you are involved in a divorce, paternity or nonparental custody case where the other parent does not agree with you, the court may appoint a Guardian ad Litem (GAL) or Parenting Evaluator. This publication contains tips to help you work successfully with the GAL. Read More
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When you Disagree with a Guardian Ad Litem Report
In a family law case where the parties disagree about the parenting plan, the court may appoint a Guardian ad Litem (GAL), or an Evaluator. A GAL or Evaluator’s job is to investigate both households to recommend to the court a residential plan in the child’s best interest. Publication 3111EN Read More
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- Spanish / Español
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Your Family Law Case: If You Cannot Afford the GAL Fee
3117EN - Before requiring you to pay GAL fees, the court should consider your ability to pay. If believe you cannot afford this fee, you can file a motion with the court asking that the fee get paid another way. You must prove you are unable to pay this fee. This packet provides instructions and forms to help you make this request to the court. Read More
Changing Your Parenting Plan, Residential Schedule or Custody Decree (8)+
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Amending (Changing) Your Petition or Parenting Plan
3212EN - Use this packet if you are the petitioner in a family law case AND you decide you want to change something in your Petition or Proposed Parenting Plan after you have filed and served them AND the respondent does not agree with everything in your petition OR you have not received any response from the respondent. Read More
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Changing a Parenting Plan/Child Custody Order
3104EN - Read this publication if you want to change a final court order that sets out where your child lives and with whom s/he visits. This order might be a Custody Decree or Order, Residential Schedule, or Parenting Plan. Read More
- Read this in:
- Spanish / Español
- Russian / Pусский
- Chinese / 中文
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Filing a Petition to Change Your Parenting Plan, Residential Schedule, or Custody Order
This packet has forms and instructions for filing a petition to change a permanent (final) parenting plan, residential schedule, or custody order . Do not use this packet to change a temporary parenting plan or custody order. Use this packet only if you and the other parent already have a final parenting plan issued by a Washington State Court. Packet #3260EN. Read More
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Filing for Immediate Restraining Orders: Divorce Cases and Petition to Change Parenting Plan Cases
This packet will help you ask the court for immediate orders giving you certain rights and/or protections between the time your family law case starts and the date it is final. It is different from a Motion for Temporary Family Law Orders: you are asking for a court order to take effect immediately, usually with little or no notice to the other party. Packet #3214EN. Read More
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Finalizing Your Petition to Change Parenting Plan
This packet will help you fill out and file the forms and papers needed to finalize a Petition to Change Parenting Plan, Residential Schedule, or Custody Order case. It will help you prepare the final orders in your case and present them to the judge. Packet #3262EN Read More
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Parenting Plans
Use this family law packet only if you are one of these: a.) Petitioner (you are starting the court case) or Respondent (you are responding to the petition) in a divorce or petition to end domestic partnership case OR b.) Petitioner or Respondent in a case to change a parenting/custody order OR c.) a party involved in a Petition for Parenting Plan, Residential Schedule and/or Child Support, Petition to Decide Parentage, or another type of parentage case. Packet #3209EN. Read More
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Responding to a Petition to Change Your Parenting Plan, Residential Schedule or Custody Order
Use this packet only if you already have a final parenting plan from a past family law case, such as a divorce or parentage case AND you have been served with a Petition to Change a Parenting Plan, Residential Schedule or Custody Order (court form FL Modify 601). Packet #3261EN. Read More
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Responding to Motions for Temporary Family Law Orders or Immediate Restraining Orders: Divorce Cases and Petition to Change Parenting Plan Cases
3222EN - This packet will help you fill out and file the forms and papers needed to respond to a Motion for Temporary Family Law Orders or for an Immediate Restraining Order and Hearing Notice. Read More
Other Court Forms and Procedures (3)+
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Amending (Changing) Your Petition or Parenting Plan
3212EN - Use this packet if you are the petitioner in a family law case AND you decide you want to change something in your Petition or Proposed Parenting Plan after you have filed and served them AND the respondent does not agree with everything in your petition OR you have not received any response from the respondent. Read More
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Filing a Petition to Enforce an Out-of-State Custody Order
3942EN - Use this packet if you have a custody order from another state, you have not registered it in Washington, and you need to take some quick action on your custody order here in Washington state, including getting a hearing as soon as you can. Read More
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How Do I Register an Out-of-State Custody Order in Washington?
3940EN - This self-help packet contains the necessary forms for individuals who have a custody order from another state and want it to have full effect in Washington. Read More
Parenting Plan Petitions (6)+
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Child Support Orders for Divorces, Parentage Cases and Petition to Change Parenting Plan Cases
Use this family law packet only if you are a.) Petitioner (starting the court case) or Respondent (responding to the petition) in a family law case where someone is asking for a child support order. Examples of such cases: Petition for Divorce, Petition to End Domestic Partnership, Petition to Establish Parentage or b.) Either parent in a Petition to Change Parenting Plan. Packet #3213EN. Read More
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Filing an Agreed Petition for a Parenting Plan, Residential Schedule or Child Support: Parentage Cases
You may use this packet if you are not married to or in a domestic partnership with your child’s other parent AND your child’s parentage has already been established by paternity affidavit or acknowledgment AND you and the other parent want to ask the court to enter an agreed parenting plan and/or child support court order. Packet #3603EN. Read More
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Finalizing Your Petition for a Parenting Plan, Residential Schedule and/or Child Support: Parentage Cases
3606EN - This packet will help you fill out and file the forms and papers to finalize a petition for a parenting plan, residential schedule and/or child support case. Use this packet only if the petition in your case was on form number FL Parentage 331. Read More
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Parenting Plans
Use this family law packet only if you are one of these: a.) Petitioner (you are starting the court case) or Respondent (you are responding to the petition) in a divorce or petition to end domestic partnership case OR b.) Petitioner or Respondent in a case to change a parenting/custody order OR c.) a party involved in a Petition for Parenting Plan, Residential Schedule and/or Child Support, Petition to Decide Parentage, or another type of parentage case. Packet #3209EN. Read More
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Petition for a Parenting Plan, Residential Schedule and/or Child Support: Parentage Cases
This packet should help you fill out and file the forms and papers you need if all these are true: a) you are not married to your child’s other parent; b)your child’s parentage (paternity) has already been established by court order that is more than two years old AND c) you want a Washington court to issue a parenting plan. Packet #3602. Read More
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Responding to a Petition for a Parenting Plan, Residential Schedule and/or Child Support: Parentage Cases
This packet will help you fill out and file the forms and papers you need to respond to a Petition for Parenting Plan, Residential Schedule and/or Child Support when you are not married to or in a domestic partnership with the other parent and you have already established parentage within Washington State. The Petition will be on form FL Parentage 331. Packet 3605EN. Read More
General Info about Parenting Plans (2)+
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Parentage and Parenting Plans for Unmarried Parents in Washington
This publication should help you learn the laws that apply when you have a child and you are not married to or in a registered domestic partnership with the child’s other parent. Publication #3601EN. Read More
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Parenting Plans: General Info
3230EN - This publication provides general information about what a parenting plan is and how to get one. It also explains how to enforce or change a permanent parenting plan. Read More
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- Spanish / Español
Writ of Habeas Corpus (2)+
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Filing a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
3119EN - Use this packet if you have a court order giving you custody of your child and the other parent or person claiming the right to legal custody has taken your child away from you. Read our resource The Other Parent has Taken My Child before using this packet. Read More
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The Other Parent has Taken My Child
3118EN - Read this if the other parent or person claiming the right to legal custody has taken your children away from you (with or without a court order). Read More
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