Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

Re: divorce

Nothing in law is ever self-executing, you have to take action. The 90 days is the minimum mandatory waiting period before your dissolution can be finalized here.

If you were the petitioner, did the respondent join the petition or sign an acceptance of serivce? If you are the respondent did you file either of these documents? You can find them on the internet, download and print them and submit them to the court and copy them to your ex.

Your permanent(final) pleadings are the findings and conclusions and the decree of dissolution.

One or the other of you has to present them and have a judge or commissioner sign them and then your dissolution is final. If you both agree it can be done by one party and you can waive notice by agreement.

You should look at the state court website for the forms page, and fill out the forms for the findings and conclusions, and the decree of dissolution. If you have children there are also forms for that - the parenting plan, order of child support and the worksheets.

What you need to do to get this done is cooperate with your soon to be ex to either create pleadings as detailed above or to sign the pleadings created by your ex.

There's no need for another 90 day waiting period so long as you agree this is what you want.

Hope this helps - Elizabeth Powell