How to get a Joint Custody Order if both parents want it?
The term joint custody is misused in Washington State. Under the Parenting act, one party has to be designated as the primary custodial parent with...
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The term joint custody is misused in Washington State. Under the Parenting act, one party has to be designated as the primary custodial parent with...
This is a difficult queston in Wa -- a question the legislature still has not resolved. A few years back, a case went up to the US Supreme Court...
Parenting classes are reqeuired now in all counties. In King County, if a parent fails to attend and the other parent does attend, the divorce can...
Unfortunately, under Wa. law the hospital will give u a paternity affidavit to sign immediately after the child's birth. Do not lie on this...
In King County, a judge will expect to see the following documents when you finalize you divorce; 1) Decree of Dissolution; 2) Findings of Fact and...
A joinder can be withdrawn upon filing the proper motion with the Court prior to the entry of the Decree of Dissolution and Findings of Fact and...
The short aswer is no. If you are the custodial parent then there must be a parenting plan in place if the divorce was finalized in Wa.. Your ex...
Unfortunatley, unless there is some court order giving you physical custody of the child, you're in a bad situation. The biological parents are the...
You need to provide more information. Does the paternal Grandmother have legal custody, i.e. is there a court order granting her custody? If not,...
Contact the bar association via letter. Send your attorney a copy of the letter and advise that you are planning on filing a grievance. The issue...