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Family Law Materials
Item #1 (1/06) Responding to a Temporary Parenting Plan Hearing, for Divorcing Parents You can use this document if you are married to the other parent of your child, and the other parent has served you with papers asking for temporary custody. If you want to file for temporary custody, an Information and Referral volunteer can refer you to other resources.
Item #2 (1/06) Responding to a Temporary Parenting Plan Hearing, for Unmarried Parents You can use item #2 if you have never been married to the other parent of your child, and the other parent has served you with papers asking for temporary custody. If you want to file for temporary custody, an Information and Referral volunteer can refer you to other resources.
Item #3 (3/07) Dissolution (Divorce) When the Wife is Pregnant describes the law and procedures in a dissolution (divorce) when the wife is pregnant.
Item #4 (8/99) Community Debt is a five-page memo that explains Washington Law about marital, or community debts.
Item #5 (07/05) Retirement, Divorce, and You explains the importance of including retirement benefits when dividing up property in your divorce.
Item #6 (11/05) Options for Unmarried Parents is a memo for parents who have never been married and who want to get court-ordered child support, custody, or visitation.
Item #7 (8/01) Enforcing Your Divorce Decree: Financial and Property Issues is a brief description of your legal options for collecting unpaid child support, maintenance, money judgments, and property.
Item #11 (2/08) Family Law Court Records and Your Privacy explains statewide court rules that protect personal information in court files and includes forms that you can use in your family law case.
Item #18 (2004) Options for Grandparents and Other Nonparental Caregivers who are longterm caregivers for a child and who want to establish a legal relationship with the child. This handbook can be ordered using this link.
Item #20 (8/04) Enforcing Unpaid Medical and Daycare Expenses has forms and instructions to enforce your child support order regarding the percentage of daycare and extraordinary medical expenses the other parent has been ordered to pay.
Item #21 (7/04) Placement of Minor Children in Case of Death explains legal options for a single parent who is concerned about who will take care of her/his children if s/he dies unexpectedly.
Item #22 (11/01) Information for Parents in Treatment on Dependency and Custody Actions explains the difference between custody and dependency actions. It was written for parents who are in substance abuse treatment or considering entering treatment and who are concerned about losing custody of their children.
Item #23 (11/05) Common Questions Regarding the Role of Child Protective Services provides information about parents' rights when being investigated by CPS.
Item #24 (8/04) Parents' Rights in a Dependency Action provides information about parents' rights when a dependency action has been filed. A dependency action is usually filed by the state, not by a relative.
Item #25 (1999) Tribal Court Family Law Handbook outlines common procedures and legal issues with examples from tribal courts around the state. This 98-page book is designed for use by those who have no legal representation, tribal court members and staff,and other professionals working with family law matters in tribal court.
Item #27 (4/05) Settlement Conferences People who are involved in a divorce, paternity action, or other family law matter, and are not agreeing about some issues, are required to go to a settlement conference in King county. This packet has forms and instructions for scheduling a settlement conference in King County and general information for other counties, including a list of counties that require or allow for settlement conferences.
Item #28 (4/07) Calculating Child Support When a Parent is Voluntarily Unemployed or Underemployed If you have chosen not to work, have chosen to work for less income than you are able to earn, or your income is unknown, this memo will help you understand when and how the court or the Devision of Child Support (DVS) will impute income to you when calculating your child support obligation. “Imputed income” means the hypothetical or assumed income that you could earn if you wished to do so.
Item #29 (5/07) King County Case Schedule for Dissolution This packet contains the information and forms that you will need to comply with the "Order Setting Domestic Case Schedule" that was either given to you by the court when you filed your "Petition for Dissolution" or that which was served on you by the other party. If your case is not filed in King County, you cannot use this packet.
Item #30 (11/01) King County Case Management Schedule for Modification of Parenting Plan (Not available online, please call (206) 621-7691 for a copy.)
Item #31 (11/01) King County Case Management Schedule for Modification of Child Support (Not available online, please call (206) 621-7691 for a copy.)
Item #32 (3/04) King County Case Management Schedule for Parentage (Paternity) Action (Not available online, please call (206) 621-7691 for a copy.)
Item #45 (5/08) The Legal Rights of Registered Domestic Partners in Washington State is a brochure providing general information on the Who, What, When and How of registering a domestic partnership in Washington State.
Item #46 (10/07) Questions and Answers Regarding Washington State's Registered Domestic Partnership Law is a memo that explains the legal rights available to couples that register as domestic partners, answers questions that you may have about this legal status, and tells you how to register your partnership.
Item #47 (8/07) Living Together Contracts for Couples Who Cannot or Choose Not to Marry
Item #48 (7/07) Marriage and Transgender Couples provides basic information on the legal issues married transgender couples may encounter.
Family Law Publications
You can order the following booklets by downloading our order form 
. Fill out the form and mail it with your payment to the address on the form. If you cannot download the form, please call the administrative office to request one by mail.
- Family Law in Washington State
- Tribal Court Family Law Handbook: A Beginner's Manual
- Options for Grandparents and Other Nonparental Caregivers
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