Court Facilitator
Facilitator Fee: $20.00
The Family Law Court Facilitator assists pro se litigants in family law cases. A pro se litigant is a person who does not have an attorney and is representing himself or herself in a court action. The Family Law Court Facilitator assists with domestic relation cases such as dissolutions, support or custody modifications, contempt, nonparental custody, and paternity actions.
The Family Law Court Facilitator CAN:
- Explain the family court process
- Provide forms for family court cases
- Help schedule court hearings
- Check paperwork for completeness
- Assist in calculating child support
- Assist both parties in the family law action
- Refer litigants to other agencies for additional help
- Assist with Domestic Violence Protection Orders
The Family Law Court Facilitator CANNOT:
- Give legal advice
- Represent you in court
- Fill out your forms
- Provide assistance in cases other than family law cases
- Answer your questions by telephone
People are helped on a first come, first served basis on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. One-half hour appointment may be made with the facilitator on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Forms: Are available for a fee ranging from $5.00 to $20.00 per packet
- You can send a check or money order to Chelan County Clerk P.O. Box 3025, Wenatchee WA 98807-3025 for any of the packets listed.
- Call 667-6380 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., pay by credit card and receive your forms by e-mail or regular mail.
- Get Started packet: For $40.00 you will get the forms you need to start your action and have them reviewed by the facilitator before you file them. You will receive the remainder of the forms either in paper or electronically when you visit the facilitator. Call 667-6380 to get the initial forms for your action.
- Electronic filing: You can now download your personalized forms (names of the parties, dates of birth, addresses, etc. already merged into each form) for either dissolution, legal separation, modification of parenting plans or modification of child support on line. For $55.00 you will get all the forms you need for your action, from beginning to end and one session with the court facilitator for review of you documents. You download and save all the documents to your personal computer, complete, have them reviewed and file them on line. If you want to file electronically go to www.e-filing.com Create a user name and password and start downloading.
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