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Introduction This guide will direct you to various family law resources available on the Web. The Web is best for finding forms and instructions for filling out those forms. Some basic general information is also on the Web, but if you have detailed questions, you will be better off looking at books in the library's collection. Ask at the reference desk for help if you are not sure where to start.

This guide is organized by type of action. Scroll down the list and click on the link that describes what you are working on. It will take you to a list of links to helpful web sites. You may need to look in more than one area. For example, if you are filing for divorce, you will need to look at the Dissolution links. If you have children, you will also need to look at Parenting Plans and Child Support. If you cannot afford the filing fee, you will also need to look at Family Law Court Procedures, to find out how to ask the Court to waive the filing fee.

If you have trouble finding what you need, please ask a staff member for help.

Washington Family Law Handbook from the Washington Courts website - a basic guide to understanding the legal implications of marriage and divorce in Washington State.

Declaration Concerning Validity (Annulment): Use this link if you think your marriage was not legal, and you would like it declared invalid.

Dissolution (Divorce): Use this link if you are filing for divorce, responding to a petition for divorce, or wish to end your petition for divorce.

Parenting Plans and Child Support: Use this link if you need to file a parenting plan and make arrangements for child support, or if you need to change an old plan.

Temporary and Emergency Orders: Use this link if you are involved in a family law action (divorce, parenting plan modification, etc.) and there are issues you need to have the court consider immediately. These can include restraining orders, temporary division of family debts, and temporary parenting plans and child support orders.

Child Relocation: Use this link if you or your child's other parent would like to move.

Nonparental Custody: Use this link if you want to get custody of children who are not your own, or if someone (other than their parent) is trying to gain custody of your children.

Domestic Violence: Use this link if someone you know is harassing, threatening, stalking, or hitting you, restraining your freedom of movement, or destroying your property.

Guardian ad Litem: Use this link if you need a guardian ad litem or if you are working with one in a family law case.

Family Law Court Procedures: Use this link if you have questions about general court procedures, such as filing in forma pauperis (unable to afford the filing fee), getting witnesses or documents by subpoena, moving to vacate a decision, or serving by mail or publication.