Provides legal information regarding family law matters and do-it yourself litigants. Facilitator is not an attorney; cannot give legal advice or represent individuals in court.

Facilitator Services offered Spokane County Court Services' Family Court

Divisions or programs of the court that accept and file petitions relating to the annulment or dissolution of a marriage or a legal separation.

Divorce Petition Filing Offices

Divisions or programs of the court that accept and file petitions related to establishment of or modifications to child support orders or health insurance provision requirements.

Child Support Petition Filing Offices

Divisions or programs of the court that accept and file petitions related to paternity establishment, child custody and the visitation rights of parents and grandparents. The petitions may be filed by individuals who wish to obtain custody of their children as a part of a divorce or separation action, who want to appeal all or a portion of the terms of a previous child custody decision, or in the case of a noncustodial parent, who want to establish or appeal the terms of a visitation award or a court-ordered visitation schedule.

Child Custody/Visitation Petition Filing Offices

State courts that handle domestic relations cases including dissolution of marriages, nullification of marriages, legal separations, paternity actions, child custody, child support, visitation arrangements, spousal support and restraining orders; and which offer marriage and family counseling to help couples to reconcile or, if reconciliation is impossible, to reach an amicable agreement on a custody plan.

Family Law Courts

Programs that provide information about specific legal problems and procedures that interested individuals can access on a website or in person, or by telephone, email, chat, text or other communication channel. Information may be in a self-serve, browsable format (for example a web resource directory or library of audio recordings) or provided by live agents with expertise in the field. Also included are legal aid services, bar associations and other programs that provide basic information about family law, landlord/tenant law, immigration law, consumer law, elder law, patient rights, the rights of persons with disabilities, the criminal justice system, the civil court system and other legal topics via workshops, classes, speaking engagements, printed materials, video tutorials, websites and other similar educational avenues.

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Facilitator Services offered Spokane County Court Services' Family Court