Legal Question in Criminal Law in Washington

How does a couple conduct reconciliation during a dissolution of marriage when a state issued DV no contact order prevents any hope of doing so? I have tried multiple times to rescind/modify the NCO. We have both taken classes, evaluations etc. and would like to reconcile or at least mediate our way out of the rest of this mess since no one knows our families needs like we do. Seems like the only answer I can come up with is to keep money in the pockets of lawyers, judges and employees of court-order affiliated jobs (co-parenting, anger mgmt., drug/alcohol eval, psych eval), meanwhile, the clock is ticking....


Asked on 4/06/17, 8:50 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Stan Glisson Glisson & Morris

You would probably be best off to ask the lawyer who handled the criminal case. Normally as long as the accused person is in the court ordered treatment class, and the case is resolved, the courts will lift these orders. They sometimes require a waiting period of a month or two to see treatment progress. The important things are normally that the classes are being done and the progress reports are available for the judge to review.

It sounds like you have done everything, that's why I say you should talk to the original lawyer to find out what else can be done. You could also ask for some assistance from the YWCA, they work with people on these orders every day and are very helpful.

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Answered on 4/11/17, 12:46 pm


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