My ex-husband was ordered to pay my court costs because of an exception in family court. Am I still responsible for the debt?

In a nutshell, yes. You have incurred fees and costs because your attorney has been working for you, and should get paid. In certain cases, the...

Indian Child Welfare Act

The ICWA becomes applicable when the children do not have a "fit" parent who can look after them. The tribe does not have standing to intervene...

Mom is incarcerated, Dad is dead, how does Grandma get custody (no one else is interested but Mom and Grandma do not get along).

Mom should have thought about the best interests of her children before doing whatever she did that resulted in a 10-year sentence. Grandma does...

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What can i do if my landlord is harassing me and having people come and sit and watch my house daily?

You need to communicate your issues with your landlord to your landlord in writing. There is no such thing as an eviction notice on the phone. If...

If there is no rental agreement, written or verbal and we've only been here 2 weeks, can owner kick us out for not signing?

If you don't have a written agreement, you have a month-to-month rental. Such an agreement can be terminated by either party on twenty day's...

Should I consider an Eviction Notice prepared for the wrong court and that has no case number to be fake?

You should take it seriously because WA is one of nine states that allow a lawsuit in Superior Court to be commenced by service *or* filing of a...

Are these considered retaliatory actions?

Here is the problem. WA's statutes on retaliation get you basically nothing. RCW 59 18 240 says that the landlord is retaliating if they reduce...

What is the best way to strike an opposing affidavit?

You can tell the court that the document was not received timely, so the document should not be considered by the court. Alternatively, you can...

What are my rights if I paid rent with money order and then lockbox was robbed?

It is really important when you pay rent by cash or money order that you not deposit it in a lockbox. You need to hand it to the landlord or a...

Notice, summons, complaint used wrong names or John Doe. Now eviction in five days. Can this case still be heard? How?

The bad news is that if your landlord got a default against you the sheriff is going to show up pretty soon. If you don't have a really good reason...