Expert Advice When You Need It Most

Christina Elaine King's Answers

Christina Elaine King
Bellingham Child Abuse Lawyer.
Contributor Level 5

1

Attorney answers:

  1. Christina Elaine King

Child custody

Asked by a user in Bellingham, WA - almost 4 years ago.

There are multiple ways to help protect your grandaughter, the most appropriate would be a non-parental custody action, though there are also guardianships, adoptions and other methods to ensure more protections. The process can be complicated, and neither a non-parental custody action nor a legal guardianship terminates parental rights (rights to reasonable visitation, access to health care and educational records and decision making). There are multiple options that will establish stablity...

2 people marked this answer as helpful

2

Attorney answers:

  1. Christina Elaine King
  2. Dave Hawkins

Child support

Asked by a user in Everett, WA - almost 4 years ago.

Unless the father signs away his rights, then normally there is not away to negotiate or "get out of" child support obligations. Washington State generally does not connect visitation rights with child support amounts. In cases such as yours a contempt action is normally the most appropriate recourse against the mother. While Skagit County is a small community, you should still seek out an attorney for the matter. You should consult with your attorney and discuss what courses of action...