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How can I collect child support?
Learn how the Division of Child Support (DCS), whose services are free, can help you set and collect child support. There is a locator service to help find parents who owe support. #3812EN
The other parent has taken my child
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). #3118EN
Divorcing someone in the military: Basic questions and answers
Learn about additional legal protections service members who are divorcing have. This is for both the service member and the non-service member. #3216EN
Native American Unit
Information about NJP's Native American Unit and the services it provides.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): The Basics
TANF is the welfare program that gives cash grants to needy families. Read this to learn if you are eligible to get TANF and what is required of you if you get TANF. #7123EN
File for Divorce
A Washington Forms Online interview. Self-help court forms and instructions on LawHelp Interactive.
Prioritizing debt: Which bills do I pay first?
General information about which bills you should pay first when you are having trouble paying all of your debts. #0110EN
Divorce and Other Options for Ending Your Marriage with Children in Washington State
If you have children and are considering getting a divorce, read this first. This does not include court forms but will guide you to the forms you need. #3240EN
Respond to Divorce
A Washington Forms Online interview. Self-help court forms and instructions on LawHelp Interactive.
Community Options Program Entry System Waiver (COPES)
COPES is a program that pays for personal care and other services for people in their own homes. COPES also pays for care in adult family homes, adult residential care facilities, and assisted living facilities. It is designed to help people who, without COPES, would need to be in nursing homes. #5102EN
When you have received divorce papers: General info
What you should do if you have been served with divorce paperwork. #3242EN
How to Petition for Superior Court Review - Administrative Decision Relating to Public Benefits
If you appealed an agency decision about your public benefits and lost your administrative hearing, you can appeal the administrative law judge's decision. This packet explains when and how to do so, and has forms you can use. Packet #7917EN
Property tax exemption for seniors and people with disabilities
This is a way to lower your property taxes by exempting (excusing you from) all extra levies, like school construction bonds and other levies passed by voters, and sometimes part of regular levies on your home. #6230EN
Get financial help to bury or cremate someone who died from COVID-19
If your loved one died from COVID-19 after January 20, 2020, you can get financial help called COVID-19 Funeral Assistance. #9901EN
Civil rights in Indian country
This guide tells you about different kinds of civil rights laws that protect Native Americans and Alaska Natives. You will learn about the Indian Civil Rights Act and what rights it might give you. You will also learn about jurisdiction and due process rights in Indian country. You will learn about how tribal sovereign immunity interacts with those rights. This guide will also tell you basic information about special protections for freedom of religious expression for Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Alaska Natives, and for Indian made arts and crafts. #9202EN