Washington Family Legal Guides (35 found)

Written by Carolyn Annette Elsey
If you are owed child support and don't want to wait around for the state to notice your case, you can file for contempt yourself. You don't need a lawyer. This legal guide walks you through the process.
9 of 10 users found this helpful. Posted 6 months ago in Child Support. Jurisdiction: Washington

Written by Carolyn Annette Elsey
When children are removed from a parent, the entire family enters a bewildering world of state agencies and court proceedings. This legal guides walks you through the major parts of a dependency case in Washington State.
10 of 11 users found this helpful. Posted 7 months ago in Child Abuse. Jurisdiction: Washington

Written by Carolyn Annette Elsey
Making a child free for adoption requires that one or both parents' right be terminated. This legal guide discusses terminating a parent's rights for adoption.
8 of 8 users found this helpful. Posted 7 months ago in Adoption. Jurisdiction: Washington

Written by Carolyn Annette Elsey
People needing protection through court orders are often at a loss to figure what exactly they need and where to get it. There are different types of orders issued by different courts which help in different ways.
15 of 16 users found this helpful. Posted 6 months ago in Domestic Violence. Jurisdiction: Washington

Written by Carolyn Annette Elsey
Supervised visitation is often ordered in family law cases. If you don't have a lawyer, it can be hard to figure out what to put in, what to expect, and how to handle problems with visitation supervision.
3 of 3 users found this helpful. Posted 5 months ago in Child Custody. Jurisdiction: Washington

Written by Carolyn Annette Elsey
"Joint" and "sole" custody are often hotly contested issues in custody cases. This legal guide discusses what Washington courts have to consider when entering a parenting plan. The issue of custody is not always clear-cut.
2 of 2 users found this helpful. Posted 5 months ago in Child Custody. Jurisdiction: Washington

Written by Carolyn Annette Elsey
Just because most victims of domestic violence are women, this guide will refer to moms. Men also can be victims and can use this guide to help themselves too.
5 of 5 users found this helpful. Posted 5 months ago in Child Custody. Jurisdiction: Washington

Written by Peter William Mogren
Parents have the responsibility to make decisions and perform other parental functions necessary for the care and growth of their minor children. In Washington, a Parenting Plan contains a provision for decision making authority.
Posted 5 months ago in Child Custody. Jurisdiction: Washington

Written by Peter William Mogren
In Washington, the concept of alimony was replaced with spousal maintenance.
0 of 1 users found this helpful. Posted 5 months ago in Alimony. Jurisdiction: Washington

Written by Peter William Mogren
In Washington, the court does not have the authority to order a married couple to pay for the children's college education, it is left up to the parents to decide, what if any, contribution to make. In the event of a divorce however, the court has the authority to determine post-secondary education
1 of 4 users found this helpful. Posted 5 months ago in Child Support. Jurisdiction: Washington

Written by Josephine C Townsend
Tips for people who go to court without an attorney.
Posted 3 months ago in Family. Jurisdiction: Washington

Written by Frank Richard Ricketts JR
Washington State allows for two roughly similar processes for disolving a marriage. Both processes are nearly identical except for the status of the parties at the end.
3 of 4 users found this helpful. Posted 3 months ago in Divorce / Separation. Jurisdiction: Washington

Written by Frank S Hong
Community property is any property that was acquired by either spouse during a marriage. Community debts are any debts that either party is responsible for. Separate debts occur when only one party is responsible for a debt.
17 of 17 users found this helpful. Posted about 1 year ago in Divorce / Separation. Jurisdiction: Seattle, WA

Written by Avvo Staff
Many legal resources are available for free or at low cost. This guide covers those resources of most interest to Washington consumers looking for urgent legal guidance.
3 of 8 users found this helpful. Posted about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: Washington

Written by Frank S Hong
The Washington Residential Landlord Tenant Act (RTLA) applies to residential leases.
30 of 38 users found this helpful. Posted about 1 year ago in Landlord / Tenant. Jurisdiction: Seattle, WA