Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

Re: revoking temporary custody

Well it depends on what you mean by "gave my mom temporary custody". Did you go to court, enter orders, anything like that? Are there restraining orders requiring you to stay away from her or the kids? Have you been seeing your kids regularly? Are they in school? Is picking them up going to disrupt that? Do you live in the same school district?

If there is an order giving her custody and you signed it you have a huge problem. The answer is going to depend on where you are in this process. Please ask your county Bar association for a referral to a local attorney who practices family law, and take the existing orders with you so the attorney can review them.

If a court has made a placement decision and you decide to unilaterally change that, you could face contempt charges. Please tread carefully.

Elizabet Powell