Referral for UFC Case Management

Process for Referral to UFC

Referrals for UFC case management may be made by Superior Court judges or commissioners, case parties or attorneys, CASAs, Family Court Services, DSHS, domestic violence advocates, family law facilitators, or other persons involved with a family.

Types of Actions

Title 13: Juvenile dependency, truancy, CHINS (child in need of services), and ARY (at-risk youth.

Title 26: Dissolution of marriage, parentage, third party custody actions, actions to modify parenting plans, and domestic violence protection order cases.

Referral Criteria

Referral criteria for UFC case management are listed below. Many of the cases accepted for case management meet more than one of the listed criteria.

1. Allegations of sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect of children
2. Allegations of chronic mental health problems
3. Previous termination of parental rights
4. Failure to address court-ordered evaluations or treatment
5. Early or multiple filings for modification of parenting plans or other custody or visitation orders
6. Multiple pending cases involving the family
7. Multiple current or past actions involving domestic violence or sexual assault
8. A case involving pro se parties and case issues that would benefit or be expedited by additional case monitoring or tracking
9. Other similar basis as recognized by a judge or commissioner referring the case for UFC consideration

Unified Family Court

UFC Referral Form (Word attachment)