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My girlfriend and her husband have petitioned for divorce-he has taken her to San Diego, we live in WA. What can we do?

Posted about 1 month ago in Child Custody Seattle, WA

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i am being threatened by my ex, he wants split custody. i currently have full custody and can not afford a lawyer to defend myse

Posted 3 months ago in Child Custody Seattle, WA

Glenn E. Tanner
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The Father has the burden of proof to carry out his wishes. The court will...
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if we never went to court who has the custody of the child in front of a court

Posted 3 months ago in Child Custody Seattle, WA

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My ex wife lost custody of our son and we have a parenting plan in place, she wants to ignore plan should I go back to court?

Posted 3 months ago in Child Custody Seattle, WA

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How does one switch custody of a child, and does the child's opinion have any bearing on the custody?

Posted 4 months ago in Child Custody Seattle, WA

Dave Hawkins
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Assuming there exists a current parenting plan designating the mother as the...
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If my ex-wife requests a change to the custody split, does that warrant a change in child support payments.

Posted 3 months ago in Child Support Seattle, WA

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Child support amounts are determined based on the Washington State Child...
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Wanting to get full custody for my daughter in Wa State.

Posted 3 months ago in Child Custody Seattle, WA

Glenn E. Tanner
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I would check with a California attorney but I believe California now has...
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My son's father has visitation rights. But he is charged with Third degree assult on minors.

Posted 2 months ago in Child Custody Seattle, WA

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How can I obtain sole legal custody of my son if I don't know where his father is?

Posted 3 months ago in Child Custody Seattle, WA

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a friend of mine is wanting to get a divorce, is there anything she can do in advance to help insure she gets child custody?

Posted 3 months ago in Child Custody Seattle, WA

Dave Hawkins
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Lots of issues to discuss. First, she should discreetly open her own bank...
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My 14 year old daughter has said that her dad is planning to take me to court to change the custodial schedule.

Posted 3 months ago in Child Custody Seattle, WA

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How can we (non-custodial parents) protect the children before putting in a modication to a parenting plan?

Posted 3 months ago in Child Custody Seattle, WA

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Father wants to understand how the process works to gain visitation to a child in WA State if I live in Texas

Posted 3 months ago in Child Custody Seattle, WA

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Is spousal and child support capable of being garnished from wages?

Posted 2 months ago in Alimony Seattle, WA

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we need a pro bono lawyer to fight our child custody case.

Posted 4 months ago in Child Custody Seattle, WA

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Any thoughts-I'm charged w/contempt for not forcing my child to visitation.Just retained an atty.Court temp.order makes no sense

Posted 4 months ago in Child Custody Seattle, WA

Dave Hawkins
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You are correct, however, you failed to follow proper procedure. The case of In...
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DNA paternity Test and legal rights. I don't want to give a DNA test to the alleged father; he scared and threatens me.

Posted 3 months ago in Child Custody Seattle, WA

Glenn E. Tanner
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I'm worried that this man is intimidating you. I think you should consult with...
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how much time notice does the custodial parent have to give the non-custodial parent when moving out of state

Posted 4 months ago in Child Custody Seattle, WA

Dave Hawkins
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RCW 26.09.440 Notice -- Contents and delivery. (1) Except as provided in RCW...
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What is the best way to gain non-parental custody when there is a parenting plan that needs to be dissolved?

Posted 4 months ago in Child Custody Seattle, WA

Yale Lewis III
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In Washington, grandparents don't have visitation rights, so i'm not sure the...
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i tried to divorce but the other party would not sign paper work. can i fill? i live in WA she lives in ?FL - where do i file

Posted about 1 month ago in Divorce / Separation Seattle, WA

Thuong-Tri Nguyen
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WA courts can rule on the petition for dissolution of marriage of a resident of...
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