Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

Re: Divorce

I don't do charity cases. I do however on ocassion accept legally tradeable goods and services in partial payment of my fee, I also do payment plans. Another possibility is to approach one of the legal assistance organizations: If you are a low-income person living outside of King County and would like to obtain legal help on a civil (not criminal) legal problem, you may call the Northwest Justice Project's Coordinated Legal Education, Advice and Referral Line. The toll-free phone number is 1-888-201-1014. The third possibility is that you do it yourself. Divorce in Washington is form driven and simple divorces can be done by literate non-professionals. You just have to follow the rules. The forms can be found at: http://www.courts.wa.gov/forms/

Court rules (including links to local court rules) may be found at: http://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/

You should review the Snohomish County Local Court Rules.

You may also want to review the Revised Code of Washington that applies to Domestic Relations:

http://www.leg.wa.gov/rcw/index.cfm?fuseaction=title&title=26

Keep in mind that all rules and statutes are subject to interpretation by courts, and may have a meaning (based on interpretation) that doesn't conform exactly with what they may appear to say. I don't have a readily available (and useful) reference for free access to case law.