In cooperation with the Eastside Legal Assistance Program (ELAP), The Welcoming Center at the Kent branch of KCLS is sponsoring a new immigration law clinic to assist with questions about green cards, seeking asylum, filing out immigration forms, immigration court hearings, bringing family members to the U.S. and more. To learn if you qualify for …
The Northwest Justice Project, via its self-help site WashingtonLawHelp.org, has released a new guide to help custodial parents respond to a petition from a third-party–such as a grandparent or another relative–for visitation rights. It’s titled You Have Been Served with a Petition for Visits and includes a complete set of instructions and forms. Depending on your circumstances, you may also need to read through the information in two related NJP guides: Which Court can Enter Custody Orders? Questions and Answers about Jurisdiction –which will help you understand how to determine if a Washington court has the right to consider a petition for visitation–and Washington’s New Non-Parent Visitation Rights –which provides a general overview of our State’s Non-Parent Visitation Rights law.