What should I do if threatened by a person older the 20 years of age when im 17 years of age: I got threatened by a 40 year old male and I told him i was 17 he said that he will still beat me up
Thuong-Tri’s answer:
You did not state all that happened in your situation.*
For example, if the 40-year-old was sitting there peacefully reading the newspaper and you shot a gun near his face, telling you that he would beat you up regardless of your age is very likely a legally acceptable response.*
On another hand, if you were the peaceful one, threatening to beat you up would make the 40-year-old the one violating the law.*
What you can do is review the specific facts with your parents or other trusted adults.*
You can also report the information to the police.
Child living with non-custodial parent, does this automatically change Child support?: I am the custodial parent and we live out of state. My child is 18 (still in high school) and moving back to Washington w/ NC parent. Can NC parent stop CS payments and DCS just stop processing Child Support w/out a court order? My understanding is that NC would have to change the custody agreement first and then the child support order through the courts.
Thuong-Tri’s answer:
In general, the court orders are enforced as they are currently written. If the parents have deviated from the written court orders, one or both of them need to ask the court to change the orders.*
On another hand, DSHS does have a policy of not trying to collect current support if the parent who is ordered to pay child support can definitely prove that the child is primarily living with the parent. As a practical matter, if DSHS declines to collect child support, the parent wanting child support to be collected will need to find another way to collect.*
You need to review your court orders to see when child support stops. While many orders of child support do have the box that child support must be paid until the child both is at least 18 and graduated from high school, other provisions may have been checked.*
Moreover, the more important provision at this age is whether post secondary education support is ordered.*
What does a father need to do to gain custody of his son after the mother passes away?: My son has been living with us for approximately 2 years after moving back to WA & has a job working with his stepfather. His ex girlfriend had primary care of his 12 yo son, & was in a relationship with another man. The two made visitation difficult for him, but after the other man was arrested and charged with assault against my grandson, & had two Protection Orders against him back in August 2025, my son was able to regain his biweekly visitation. A little over a week ago the man violated the protection orders ( the 2nd time, & the courts continued to release him without monitoring). My grandson was able to call the police & when they arrived to arrest him discovered that his mother had a broken nose but refused assistance. My grandson woke to find she had passed away sometime that morning. My son was not contacted, & my grandson was interrogated at the sheriff's department. The ex girlfriends mother was called to pick my grandson up. My son still did not receive a phone call. The other grandma is refusing to allow my son visitation or to give him custody & insists CPS gave her custody. She is unstable, & we are concerned for his safety.
Thuong-Tri’s answer:
In WA, when one legal parent dies, the surviving legal parent is the only one with legal rights to the minor child unless the court 1) has or will restrict the parental right of the surviving legal parent; or 2) given parenting time to the minor child to a third party.*
Unless there is a court order prohibiting your son from contact with his child, getting the child can be as simple as just peacefully picking the child up. Law enforcement may tell your son to go to court to get court orders as law enforcement does not want to be in a position to decide where the minor child should go.*
If your son needs a court order, he needs to promptly start the court process.*
It is not clear from your post where the grandson is living. If your son has frequent scheduled parenting times with the child, presumably the grandson is in WA for the parenting plan to be practical. Different states do have different laws and legal procedures.*
Your son should review the specific facts with his attorney to find out his legal options.