Guardian ad Litems in Family Law Cases Cases
Authored By:
Northwest Justice Project - CLEAR Intake Line
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.
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Links to Individual Court Forms
The forms below are in .pdf format. For MS Word forms, visit http://www.courts.wa.gov/forms/
- Notice of Hearing - FL All Family 185 (if your county has its own form, use that one instead)
- Motion For Temporary Family Law Order - FL Divorce 223
- Motion for Temporary Family Law Order - FL Parentage 323
- Motion for Temporary Non-Parent Custody Order - FL Non-Parent 423
- Order Appointing Guardian Ad Litem for a Child - FL All Family 146
- Order Appointing Parenting Evaluator/Investigator - FL All Family 148
Last Review and Update: Jun 22, 2016