WA state child custody laws, father moved with disclosing new address is this required

if the father's behavior is in clear violation of specific provisions of the parenting plan, you should consider filing a contempt motion if the...

Procedure for seeking non parental custody of 16 year old niece WA state

if all parties agree, the process is relatively simple. 1. prep.are petition 2. both parents sign the joinder statement on the petition 3. ...

Process and guidelines for seeking an annulment in WA state

"annulment" is more of a religious term than a civil law term. The relevant statutes in Washington don't use "annulment." you can either get...

Grandparent's visitation rights under WA state law

the US Supreme Court overruled our state's third-party visitation statute in a case called Troxel v. granville a few years ago. therefore,...

Child support under WA law which parent is responsible for transportation cost when child visits out of state parent

if the parenting plan says the receiving parnt shall provide transportation, then he would pay one way and you would pay the other. in other...

Fathers rights in case of mothers death

if you die tomorrow, the child's father would be next in line to assume custody of the child. however, your husband could file a 3rd party custody...

My tribe has told me that I owe back monies because I was enrolled in a both my u.s tribe and my canadian tribe at the same time

if you are in Marysville, you are probably a Tulalip. in my experience, tulalip has one of the better justice systems around and so it might be...

How do I get my ex to give up his rights?

there is not magic number of days after which the child is considered abandoned. basically, the longer the period of time without contact between...

Child support cannot be modified retroactively, except under very rare circumstances. Parental rights cannot be terminated unless some other...

Procedure for seeking modification to parenting plan under WA state law for ex-husband's criminal record

the charges are relevant if they result in a conviction. tell the judge about the charges, and suggest that the modification be put on hold until...