Tag Archives: Superior Court Procedure

How To File For Divorce – Vital Statistics Form

This required Washington State form (formally called a Certificate of Dissolution, Declaration of Invalidity of Marriage or Legal Separation) is used by the Department of Health Statistics to collect data on divorces within the State of Washington.  The Department of Health Statistics states that the primary purposes of this data collection effect are to “1) to provide a brief, legal…

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How Do I File A Reconsideration Of A Family Law Order?

There are 4 basic ways of appealing a court decision you don’t agree with:

  1. a Revision (to a Judge);
  2. a Reconsideration (back to the judge or commissioner who just ruled);
  3. an Appeal (to the Court of Appeals); and
  4. a CR60 motion (for cases of clerical error, fraud, etc.).

We looked at Revisions in an earlier post.  Now…

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How Do The Layers Of Court Rules Fit Together?

Going to court on a family law motion, even if you have a lawyer, can be a bewildering thing. There are rules, rules, and more rules – then there are customs that are generally followed but not even written down anywhere (like the purple cover sheet form used for family law motions for reconsideration, found at the family law motions…

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How Do I File A Revision Of A Family Law Order?

There are 4 basic ways of appealing a court decision you don’t agree with:

  1. a Revision (from a Commissioner to a Judge);
  2. a Reconsideration (back to the Judge or Commissioner who just ruled);
  3. an Appeal (to the Court of Appeals); and
  4. a CR60 motion (for cases of clerical error, fraud, etc.).

We’ll look at Revisions first, and go…

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