Parent Seminar: What About the Children?
‘What About the Children?’ is a seminar for parents with children who are affected by separation, divorce, or on-going parental conflicts. The seminar topics include:
- How to develop a parenting plan that best meets the children's needs
- Information about family court process and procedures
- Effects of parental conflict on the family, especially the children
- What hurts and what helps children during family transitions
- Communicating better with the other parent
Pursuant to Local Family Law Rule 13(c), this seminar is required of parents with pending family law cases and is also available to all parents who want to learn how to minimize the impacts of divorce, separation, and parental conflict on their children.
For the upcoming seminar dates, please check the Parent Seminar Schedule. All available dates/times listed are tentative until you receive confirmation.
REGISTRATION AND FEE INFORMATION
Please complete the Seminar Registration Form and review the fee information below.
Parent Seminar Fee:
$40 per person or
$20 per person if you earn less than $20,000 annually with proof of most recent paystub or unemployment stub or
$5 if you provide proof that you receive DSHS, TANF (cash assistance), or SSDI; or show a ProviderOne service card (in the name of the registrant) if you are indigent and receiving disability benefits or public assistance.
If you do not have the ability to pay the minimum fee, Family Court Operations has a fee waiver process. To inquire about this process, please contact the coordinator at (206) 296-3900.
Applicable to cases filed after January 1, 2011 in King County only: Pursuant to LFLR 13(c)(2) , attendance of the mandatory seminar is required within sixty (60) days of service of a petition. If you do not attend before your case schedule deadline, you will be charged a $35 noncompliance fee, pursuant to King County Ordinance 16984.
Payments (check or money order) can be made payable to King County Superior Court - Parent Seminar and sent, along with a completed Seminar Registration Form, to one of the following addresses:
For people attending the Kent Parent Seminar:
King County Superior Court - Parent Seminar
401 Fourth Avenue North, Room 1D
Kent, WA 98032
For people attending the Seattle Parent Seminar:
King County Superior Court - Parent Seminar
516 Third Avenue, Room W-280
Seattle, WA 98104
If you have questions about the Parent Seminar, call 206-296-3900.
PLEASE NOTE: If you have previously attended the "What about the Children?" parent seminar, additional attendance is encouraged but not required. To obtain a copy of your certificate of completion, please contact the Clerk's Office at 206-296-9300.
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