Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

Re: Are my kids protected??

If the order does not name or take into account your newborn, then he would not be protected by it. However, since your husband is restrained from having contact with you there should be no problem. I would recommend that you have the court amend the order of protection to include your newborn. Since you have an order of protection your husband is not correct in stating that you are breaking the law by not letting him see the children. In addition, if he has been contacting you since the entry of the order of protection then it is likely that he is in violation of it, and you could have the court hold him in contempt.

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Re: Are my kids protected??

Mr. Vasquez has answered this well. The only other comment I would add is that Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association has a Volunteer Legal Services program with a Family Law clinic where you can go and talk to an attorney and get more practical, hands-on advice. I don't know the website address, but if you use google with Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association Volunteer Legal Services as a search term, it'll come up.

You also have the option to ask for help with child support from the Family Support Division of the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney.

You have to have a court order or an administrative order requiring him to pay support before he can refuse to pay it.

Hope this helps. Elizabeth Powell