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I want a separation. how can i get my husband to leave the house? he won't go.

Separating households can be tricky. You can file for divorce and ask for a temporary court order that gives you possession of the house while the divorce is pending. It will be up to a judicial officer to decide whether to require him to move out. You have not mentioned the financial resources or resources available to your husband to afford his own residence. His ability to find other housing, and possibly your ability to pay for it, will be a factor. It is unlikely that a divorce Court...

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Can I take all of my kids with me when i relocate?

Washington State has a relocation action that requires notice of an intended move, if it is outside the children's school district. Your parenting plan may have language in it that recites the relocation act, depending on when it was entered. The notice of intended relocation is provided by statute, RCW 26.09.440, and is no less than 60 days before the intended move, or within five days of learning of the possible move. The other party then has the opportunity to file an objection to the...

My husband moved to another state & bought a house after we were legally separated. Now I want to legally divorce.

Do you have a formal decree of legal separation that was filed with a Washington court in 2005? If yes, then in Washington state, if you obtained a decree of legal separation, then you have a final court order that separates your property. Assuming you have this court order, then it is a final judgment that separated your property in 2005. You can convert a decree of legal separation to a decree of legal dissolution six months after entry of the decree of legal separation, as set out in RCW...