LFLR 9. COMMENCEMENT OF NONPARENTAL CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS.

        An action for custody of a child brought by a non-parent is commenced by a summons and petition under a new cause number and may not be commenced under an existing dissolution, paternity or other case. Upon filing, the Clerk’s Office will issue a case schedule. The petitioners must obtain a Washington State Patrol and Child Protective Services (CPS) background check on themselves and all adult household members. The King County local form order for obtaining a CPS background check, available from the Clerk’s office or at www.kingcounty.gov/kcscc, shall be used. Petitioners must also obtain an Order finding Adequate Cause before the date specified in the Case Schedule and attend a mandatory case review hearing. See Chapter 26.10 RCW, these rules and the Order Issuing Case Schedule for other requirements.

[Adopted effective September 1, 2004]