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Under RCW 26.10.150 Both parents have access to the child's records unless the court order states otherwise. Just because one parent has sole decision making, does not mean the other parent can't have access to the records. The parenting plan needs to clear say the Father can't have the records before you ignore the law.
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Getting these modified depends a lot on how you present yourself, and what the events were. You might consider hiring an attorney to represent you at the hearing. Judges are more willing to believe that you are modifying the order because you want it modified, not because your being pressured to modify it, if you are represented. If you cannot afford to hired an attorney to help you on that day, I would suggest also mentioning that you do have a constitutional right to associate with people,...
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On top of the list the other answer: You do still need a declaration of why they are unfit. It is required even with a joinder. Also, yes later on they can come back and petition the court to regain custody if they fix their deficiencies.
If I read the question correctly. The Child's Maternal Aunt and Uncle have filed a 3rd party petition for the child. Mother had joined the petition and you want to know if she can. Yes she can. Joinder is for when a respondent agrees with the petition. You may want legal help with fighting the third party petition, but there is no basis for you to fight the Joinder.
Contempt must be personally served, even cross contempt. Local Court rules require 14 days notice for commissioner hearing, though that maybe changing and along with other deadlines mentioned here. You can find the local rules on the Pierce County Superior Court Web page. I do a lot of Contempt defense work in Pierce County. Since you are not represented, the hearing should be continued to give you a chance to be screened for an assigned counsel. As jail is a possible remedy that could be...
She cannot really force him to take the child back. But she should have been receiving child support from him. If his family is willing to, they could file for a 3rd party custody. At this point, she should go to DCS about child support. He maybe more interested in participating in his daughter's life if he has to pay for her support. Also the new wife would probably be more then willing to step up to prevent the money from going out of her home. Whether she needs an attorney will depend...
To get the consultation, call the local County Bar Association, they may have a referral program. I know the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar has one and they schedule the appointment. You get a 30 minute consultation for $35. The money goes to the referral service.
To make that decision you need to answer a couple of questions. 1. Does he earn more money then he did when your child support amount was set? If not, your not likely to get much of an increase but currently in Washington State the minimum is $50/month per child. So asking DCS to modify it, would lead to at least a small increase. depending on if $33/month is the ordered amount. 2. Are you already going through DCS? If you are, then they are probably taking the money out of his paycheck,...