Can a 17 year old ask a judge hearing a protection order appoint a guardian?

Your question does not disclose who the 17 year old is presently living with. If it is you, and your are willing and legally eligible to continue...

Child in state custody. Father submitted DNA sample, mother MIA, what now?

The father can initate a "parentage" (paternity) case. Once he does so, the mother can be court ordered to submit to DNA testing. If the DNA test...

There are two levels of "evidence gathering" by the court in custody cases: 1. for hearings before trial. When a King Co custody case is...

If the abuser is a woman against a man, will the law tend to favor the woman? And are DV charges considered in divorce suits?

I concur with both responses provided but add on the concern of gender bias: our King Co. Superior court has worked very hard for many years to...

What form for requesting sole legal custody?

The basic custody form is a "parenting plan" . This is a state mandatory form, and is used whether the parents were married or not. You can...

Can a 16 year old decide to live with a step parent in the event of a mother's death?

After she is 18, she can. Before then, in the event of the death of a custodial parent (I am assuming she lives with you for purposes of answering...

How do I get my name off the mortgage? Quit claim deed? Does my ex have to refi? I need my own loan for a house for me.

The mortgage is a contract binding both of you as signatories on the contract, to pay it off. If your spouse receives the house as part of the...

I need to find a lawyer that cfan represent me court for a family law case?

You should contact NW Justice Center in Seattle and also the King County Bar "mentor" program IF you or the children have been the victim of...

If you were not married to the father, the court order of support that you (or the state on behalf of your child) may request from the court can...

Fastest way to begin receiving child support in king county, wa

If the biological father DID sign an affidavit of paternity (so as to be the acknowledged father on the birth certificate) a paternity...