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Family Law Instructions (with links to forms)

Below are some of the instructions that are available through the Family Law Facilitators Office.  Additional instructions (and required forms) are available by contacting the Family Law Facilitators Office directly.  You also may find helpful materials by visiting the Northwest Justice Project website.

The instructions are not legal advice.  If you need to consult with an attorney, you may wish to contact the King County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service to receive an attorney referral.

If you have questions about which forms you should use, or how to obtain forms, please contact the Family Law Facilitators Office, at 206-296-9092 (Seattle), or 206-205-2526 (Kent).

Child Support

General Information about Child Support
Instruction Number Instruction Title
C-1 Child Support Modification
C-2 Response to Petition for Child Support Modification

Dissolution (Divorce)

General Information about Dissolution
Instruction Number Instruction Title
D-1 Contested Dissolution
D-2 Responding to Dissolution after You Have Been Served
D-3 Agreed Dissolution

Contempt

General Information about Contempt
Instruction Number Instruction Title
E-5 Contempt Motion

Third-Party (Non-Parental) Custody

General Information about Third-Party Custody
Instruction Number Instruction Title
N-1 Contested Nonparental Custody
N-2 Response to Petition for Nonparental Custody

Parenting Plan Modifications

General Information about Parenting Plan Modifications
Instruction Number Instruction Title
P-1 Custody Decree / Parenting Plan Modification
P-2 Response to Petition for Custody Decree / Parenting Plan Modification

Establishing Paternity (Unmarried Parents)

General Information about Establishing Paternity
Instruction Number Instruction Title
P-4 Petition for Residential Schedule / Parenting Plan / Child Support

Service of Process

General Information about Service of Process
Instruction Number Instruction Title
S-1 Information on Service of Process (Summons, etc.)