Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

In every county except Lincoln, the process is that one of the parties has to appear before the judge/commissioner and testify to the basic allegations to support the dissolution: The cause no, name of the parties, name of the person testifying, that more than 90 days have passed since service, acceptance or joining; that the marriage is irretrievably broken, that all the dependent children of either party is named in the pleadings and as necessary addressed with a parenting plan and support order, that they believe that all the debts and assets are disclosed and fairly distributed, that the wife is not pregnant (or if she is that the potential offspring is addressed). Then the judge/commissioner signs the decree and findings of fact (and if appropriate the child support order (and worksheet) and parenting plan.

In Lincoln County you can do all that by mail.