Legal Question in Family Law in Washington
Case Info
Where can I find case law for filing a reconsideration of an order of harassment? The judge never reviewed all documents and she took them all and I had to give testimony on memory and forgot alot.
I think if the judge would have understood that she had a police report and the other party admitted to lying to police about something else and then filed a declaration in family court retracting it all and admitting to lying to police that the ruling would have been different.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Case Info
Case law is available at your local law library.
However, the rules of evidence don't apply in anti-harassment proceedings. That's in the evidence rules.
Police reports are generally not admissible. If there is a family law case going on did the anti harassment court know that?
You need counsel. If you cannot afford counsel, contact the County Bar for a clinic referral. Attorneys can and will help you if possible.
But doing your research for you isn't reasonable.
Sorry. Elizabeth Powell